Prosperity Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of PROSPERITY is the condition of being successful or thriving; especially : economic well-being. How to use prosperity in a sentence. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut prosperity noun SaveWord pros·​per·​i·​ty |\prä-ˈsper-ə-tē \ Definitionofprosperity :theconditionofbeingsuccessfulorthriving especially :economicwell-being ExampleSentences PhrasesContainingprosperity LearnMoreAboutprosperity ExamplesofprosperityinaSentence aperiodofprosperityforournation RecentExamplesontheWeb Fortheenthusiasticlogicofinternationaltradecarrieddomesticimplications,aswell,wheremarketscouldbringinnovativeprosperitytoaworldsupposedlystagnatingunderthemeddlinginterestsofpoliticians. — ZacharyD.Carter,TheNewRepublic,28Feb.2022 InNeemKaKheda,avillageinIndia’shinterland,signsofprogressandprosperityarevisible. — WashingtonPost,21Feb.2022 Butinrecentdecadesthecity’sprosperityhasdrawnnewcomersfrompoorerregionsandthepopulationgrewtoabout300,000. — DianeJeantet,ajc,18Feb.2022 Butinrecentdecadesthecity’sprosperityhasdrawnnewcomersfrompoorerregionsandthepopulationgrewtoabout300,000. — DianeJeantet,AnchorageDailyNews,18Feb.2022 Thisistheoppositepolefromtheprosperitygospel,whereinold-schoolCatholicismsometimesgetsaccusedofgoingtoofarinromanticizingsuffering. — TheSaltLakeTribune,18Feb.2022 Butwhetherthearea’sbuddingprosperitywillcontinueremainsanopenquestion. — NewYorkTimes,12Feb.2022 The12-pagedocumentcodifiestheBidenadministration’sapproachtotheregion,stressingthecentralityofU.S.alliancestobuildandmaintainopennessandprosperity,andcontrastingitwithChina. — CourtneyMcbride,WSJ,11Feb.2022 TheMafia,itwassaid,wasdestinedtodisappearassoonastheforcesofmodernitytookholdontheisland,bringingdemocracy,liberalism,andprosperity. — TomMctague,TheAtlantic,8Feb.2022 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'prosperity.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore PhrasesContainingprosperity co-prosperity co-prosperity FirstKnownUseofprosperity 13thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedabove LearnMoreAboutprosperity Shareprosperity PosttheDefinitionofprosperitytoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofprosperityonTwitter TimeTravelerforprosperity Thefirstknownuseofprosperitywas inthe13thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearprosperity prosper prosperity Prospero SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforprosperity LastUpdated 4Mar2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Prosperity.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prosperity.Accessed15Mar.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforprosperity prosperity noun pros·​per·​i·​ty |\prä-ˈsper-ə-tē \ KidsDefinitionofprosperity :thestateofbeingsuccessfulusuallybymakingmoney MorefromMerriam-Websteronprosperity Thesaurus:Allsynonymsandantonymsforprosperity Nglish:TranslationofprosperityforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofprosperityforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY gregarious SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary DifficultSpellingWordsQuiz Whichisthecorrectspelling? acommodate acommadate accomodate accommodate Testyourvocabularywithour10-questionquiz! TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay 13UnusuallyLongEnglishWords Pulchritudinousandmanymore St.Patrick'sDay Irishwords,greenthings,limericks,andmore 'Awhile'vs.'AWhile' Therearerules,butwho'slistening? AbsentLettersThatAreHeardAnyway Theyaren'tseenbuttheyareheard AsktheEditors 'Everyday'vs.'EveryDay' Asimpletricktokeepthemseparate WhatIs'SemanticBleaching'? How'literally'canmean"figuratively" Literally Howtouseawordthat(literally)drivessomepe... IsSingular'They'aBetterChoice? Theawkwardcaseof'hisorher' WordGames GreatWordsforScrabble WordstoimproveyourScrabblegame Takethequiz TheReturnofCommonlyConfusedWords Yourchallengeisimminent.Orisitimmanent? Takethequiz HowStrongIsYourVocabulary? Testyourvocabularywithour10-questionquiz! Takethequiz