prosperity

[ pro-sper-i-tee ]
/ prɒˈspɛr ɪ ti /

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

OTHER WORDS FROM prosperity

non·pros·per·i·ty, noun

Example sentences from the Web for 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
/ (prɒˈspɛrɪtɪ) /

noun

the condition of prospering; success or wealth