prosperous
/ˈpɹɑs.pə.ɹəs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Characterized by success.
adj
Example Sentences
- "Trading Babe Ruth was far more prosperous for the Yankees than for the Red Sox."
- "He was raised in a very prosperous household."
- "He wondered how many people were destitute that same night even in his own prosperous country, how many homes were shanties, how many husbands were drunk and wives socked, and how many children were bullied, abused or abandoned."
- "He chose a prosperous lottery number that evening."
- "So draw him home to those that mourn In vain; a favourable speed Ruffle thy mirror’d mast, and lead Thro’ prosperous floods his holy urn."
Etymology
From Middle French prospereus, from Old French prosperer, from Latin prosperō (“to cause to succeed”), from Old Latin pro spere (“according to expectation”), from pro (“for”) + spes (“hope”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpɹɑs.pə.ɹəs/
- British English: /ˈpɹɒs.p(ə.)ɹəs/
Inflected Forms
more prosperous (comparative)
most prosperous (superlative)