prosperous Definition
pros·per·ous (präs′pər əs)
prosperous Related Forms
pros′·per·ously adverb
prosperous Synonyms
prosperous Usage Examples
Preposition: as
result: The whole area is more prosperous as a result.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
make: A blessing was a prayer to God to make someone prosperous.
Modifies a noun
- townsthen: West virginia where prosperous townsthen in what is news i was worrying.
- businessman: In 1887 Kennedy married Mary Augusta Hickey, the daughter of a prosperous businessman in the city.
- suburb: Had the honest Lawyer founded a prosperous suburb in Argentina?
- merchant: She was the widow of a prosperous merchant, Henry Porter.
- economy: We cannot expect a prosperous economy in the coming decades.
- reign: The singing of the National Anthem brought to an appropriate conclusion a hearty service in thanksgiving to God for the Queen's prosperous reign.
Modifying Another Word
- moderately: China took another substantial step forward on the road of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects.
- economically: Sylhet is located in the north east of Bangladesh and is the second largest economically prosperous area in the country.
- relatively: Thirty years ago, Iraq was a relatively prosperous nation.
- reasonably: Was he reasonably prosperous; I mean, how big was the house, for instance?
- increasingly: Came to Rome from Spain in 64; lived in poverty at first but became increasingly prosperous as he attracted notice.
- fairly: MM: I think it will mean I can enjoy a fairly prosperous old age.
Used with adjective complement
- become: Causes of failure 1. The working classes were becoming more prosperous.
- grow: It had grown prosperous from wool and trade with Europe through the ports of Kings Lynn and Great Yarmouth.
- seem: New College seems prosperous; why does it need help?
- remain: The town suffered from the Great Depression but remained relatively prosperous.
- create: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister The aim of the ODPM is to create prosperous, inclusive and sustainable communities for the 21st century.
- look: These fellows look too prosperous in comparison with the rest of the population to suit me.
Browse dictionary entries near prosperous
- ‹ Prospero
- ‹ prosperity
- ‹ prosper
- ‹ prospectus
- ‹ prospector
- ‹ prospective
- ‹ prospect
- ‹ prosopopoeia
- ‹ prosopography
- ‹ prosopagnosia
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