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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (4)

1. in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich;
- Example: "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"
- Example: "easy living"
- Example: "a prosperous family"
- Example: "his family is well-situated financially"
- Example: "well-to-do members of the community"
[syn: comfortable, easy, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do]

2. very lively and profitable;
- Example: "flourishing businesses"
- Example: "a palmy time for stockbrokers"
- Example: "a prosperous new business"
- Example: "doing a roaring trade"
- Example: "a thriving tourist center"
- Example: "did a thriving business in orchids"
[syn: booming, flourishing, palmy, prospering, prosperous, roaring, thriving]

3. marked by peace and prosperity;
- Example: "a golden era"
- Example: "the halcyon days of the clipper trade"
[syn: golden, halcyon, prosperous]

4. presaging or likely to bring good luck;
- Example: "a favorable time to ask for a raise"
- Example: "lucky stars"
- Example: "a prosperous moment to make a decision"
[syn: golden, favorable, favourable, lucky, prosperous]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Prosperous \Pros"per*ous\, a. [L. prosperus or prosper,
   originally, answering to hope; pro according to + the root of
   sperare to hope. See Despair.]
   1. Tending to prosperity; favoring; favorable; helpful.
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            A happy passage and a prosperous wind. --Denham.
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   2. Being prospered; advancing in the pursuit of anything
      desirable; making gain, or increase; thriving; successful;
      as, a prosperous voyage; a prosperous undertaking; a
      prosperous man or nation.
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            By moderation either state to bear
            Prosperous or adverse.                --Milton.
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   Syn: Fortunate; successful; flourishing; thriving; favorable;
        auspicious; lucky. See Fortunate.
        [1913 Webster] -- Pros"per*ous*ly, adv. --
        Pros"per*ous*ness, n.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

prosperous
    adj 1: in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich;
           "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some
           standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his
           family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members
           of the community" [syn: comfortable, easy,
           prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off,
           well-situated, well-to-do]
    2: very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a
       palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business";
       "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a
       thriving business in orchids" [syn: booming, flourishing,
       palmy, prospering, prosperous, roaring, thriving]
    3: marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon
       days of the clipper trade" [syn: golden, halcyon,
       prosperous]
    4: presaging or likely to bring good luck; "a favorable time to
       ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make
       a decision" [syn: golden, favorable, favourable,
       lucky, prosperous]