prosperity
prosperity is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The state of being prosperous; advance or gain in anything good or desirable; successful progress in any business or enterprise; attainment of the object desired; good fortune; success; as, commercial prosperity; national prosperity. Now prosperity begins to mellow. Shak. Prosperities can only be enjoyed by them who fear not at all to lose the Jer. Taylor. See Fortunate. -- Pros"per*ous*ly, adv. -- Pros"per*ous*ness, n.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- advantage
- all
- aright
- behalf
- behoof
- beneficial
- benefit
- best
- blessing
- boon
- boot
- chance
- commendable
- common
- consummation
- devoutly
- far
- favor
- for
- fortune
- gain
- gift
- giving
- godsend
- good
- goodness
- happiness
- harvest
- improvement
- interest
- luck
- magnum
- main
- not
- piece
- pleasure
- prize
- profit
- remedy
- service
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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