Prosperity

//pɹɑˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti// noun

noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The condition of being prosperous: having good fortune and a fortune. countable, uncountable

    "Near-synonym: thriving"

  2. 2
    the condition of prospering; having good fortune wordnet
  3. 3
    an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment wordnet

Synonyms

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affluenceabundanceabundanceaccomplishmentadvantageaffluence

Example

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"It will threaten the prosperity of the town."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

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