this once prosperous region
Suburbs sprawled out to provide homes for the newly prosperous.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
Prosperous — may refer to: *Prosperous, County Kildare, an Irish village **Battle of Prosperous, part of the 1798 Rebellion * Prosperous (album), by Christy Moore * The Prosperous Peasant , a novelPolitical parties*Prosperous Armenia *Prosperous Peace Party… … Wikipedia
prosperous — pros‧per‧ous [ˈprɒsprəs ǁ ˈprɑː ] adjective successful and rich: • a prosperous businessman • a prosperous commercial district • The region is becoming more prosperous. * * * prosperous UK US /ˈprɒspərəs/ adjective ► rich and successful: » … Financial and business terms
Prosperous — Pros per*ous, a. [L. prosperus or prosper, originally, answering to hope; pro according to + the root of sperare to hope. See {Despair}.] 1. Tending to prosperity; favoring; favorable; helpful. [1913 Webster] A happy passage and a prosperous wind … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prosperous — Administration Nom irlandais An Chorrchoill Pays Irlande Province Leinster Comté Comté de Kildare Démographie … Wikipédia en Français
prosperous — [adj1] successful, thriving affluent, blooming, booming, comfortable, doing well, easy, flourishing, fortunate, halcyon, in clover*, in the money*, lousy rich, lucky, main line*, moneyed, money to burn*, on top of heap*, opulent, palmy,… … New thesaurus
prosperous — I adjective abounding in riches, affluent, ascendant, blooming, booming, comfortable, established, florens, flourishing, flush, fortunate, happy, in clover, in easy circumstances, lucky, moneyed, palmy, pecunious, profiting, prosperus,… … Law dictionary
prosperous — mid 15c., tending to bring success, from obsolete Fr. prospereus (15c.), from prosperer (see PROSPER (Cf. prosper)). The sense of flourishing is first recorded late 15c … Etymology dictionary
prosperous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ successful or flourishing, especially financially. DERIVATIVES prosperity noun prosperously adverb … English terms dictionary
prosperous — [präs′pər əs] adj. [ME < MFr prospereus: see PROSPER & OUS] 1. having continued success; prospering; flourishing 2. well to do; well off 3. conducive to success; favorable prosperously adv … English World dictionary
prosperous — /ˈprɒspərəs / (say prospuhruhs), / prəs/ (say pruhs) adjective 1. having or characterised by continued good fortune; flourishing; successful: a prosperous business. 2. well to do or well off: a prosperous family. 3. favourable or propitious:… …
