How do you pronounce prosperity?

The recorded pronunciation is /pɹɑˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/.

Where does prosperity come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

prosperity

/pɹɑˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: pros-per-i-ty
IPA: /pɹɑˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/

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Meaning

noun

The condition of being prosperous: having good fortune and a fortune.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: thriving"
"“Eating meat means prosperity in the coming year,” the roastery wrote on Weibo on February 5, days before the Lunar New Year began."

Etymology

From Middle English prosperite, from Old French prosperitet, from Latin prosperitās, equivalent to prosper + -ity.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: prosperite
Suffix: prosper

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɹɑˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/
British English: /pɹɒˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

prosperities (plural)

Derived Forms

coprosperity improsperity overprosperity unprosperity

Phrases

prosperity doctrine prosperity gospel prosperity theology

Frequently Paired Words

prosper prosperous

Synonyms

prosperousness abundance affluence cheese ease fortune substance Mammon opulence plenty richdom riches

Rhymes With

popularity clarity solidarity similarity disparity parity familiarity rarity sincerity singularity dexterity polarity