prosperity

[pro-sper-i-tee]

noun, plural pros·per·i·ties.

a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition, especially in financial respects; good fortune.

prosperities, prosperous circumstances, characterized by financial success or good fortune.

Origin of prosperity

1175–1225; Middle English prosperite < Old French < Latin prosperitās. See prosperous, -ity

Related formsnon·pros·per·i·ty, noun

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Related Words for prosperities

wealth, success, accomplishment, riches, expansion, benefit, growth, well-being, boom, interest, welfare, inflation, abundance, do, good, fortune, advantage, ease, arrival, increase

Examples from the Web for prosperities

Historical Examples of prosperities

When the morning dawned, the Prosperities had already taken up a permanent abode with the family.
Tales of the Sun
Mrs. Howard Kingscote
The Ashṭalakshmîs—the Eight Prosperities—entered the town that night and went house by house into every street.
Tales of the Sun
Mrs. Howard Kingscote

British Dictionary definitions for prosperities

prosperity

noun

the condition of prospering; success or wealth

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Word Origin and History for prosperities

prosperity

c.1200, from Old French prosprete (12c., Modern French prospérité) and directly from Latin prosperitatem (nominative prosperitas) "good fortune," from prosperus (see prosper).