Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: prosperous
IPA transcription: [pɹ'ɑspɚəs]
Pronunciations of prosperous
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: comfortable, easy, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do
    Meaning: in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community"
  • Synonyms: booming, flourishing, palmy, prospering, prosperous, roaring, thriving
    Meaning: very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids"
Usage examples
  • For the present good-by, and a prosperous voyage outward bound."
  • One result of this family solidarity was that the foreign farmers in our county were the first to become prosperous.
  • Duke Ting asked if there were one sentence which, if acted upon, might have the effect of making a country prosperous.
  • My uncle engaged afterwards in more prosperous undertakings: it appears he realised a fortune of twenty thousand pounds.
  • Santa Rosa, once the prosperous capital of the Provincia del Oriente, now contains about two hundred men, women, and children.
  • No people can be prosperous and happy without a stable government, schools and colleges and the influences that are uplifting.
  • Soon after this prosperous success, an event happened which crowned Henry's joy--the birth of a son, who was baptized by the name of Edward.
  • Despite the problems and the abuses that every new change brings, the civilized world undoubtedly is more prosperous to-day than ever before.
  • We do not find that his circumstances were ever prosperous, and though 8,000 crowns were due to him from Bohemia he could not manage to get them paid.
  • "I've heard him say that's the only time a man needs to be particular about his appearance, because if he looks prosperous the party of the second part won't be so likely to try to cheat him.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Germany, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Munich, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Marshall Plan, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Jane Cobden, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Pierre Trudeau, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Trafford, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Ottoman Empire, License CC BY-SA 4.0