prosperous
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/ˈpɹɑs.pə.ɹəs/
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/ˈpɹɑs.pə.ɹəs/ · /ˈpɹɒs.p(ə.)ɹəs/
Definition of prosperous
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Characterized by success.
“Trading Babe Ruth was far more prosperous for the Yankees than for the Red Sox.”
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adj
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Characterized by success.
“Trading Babe Ruth was far more prosperous for the Yankees than for the Red Sox.”
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Well off; affluent.
“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.”
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Favorable.
“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.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
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”).
Words you can make from prosperous
200+ playable · top: OPPRESSOR (13 pts)
Best play oppressor 13 points9-letter words
2 words8-letter words
8 words7-letter words
19 words6-letter words
34 words- OPPOSE 10 pts
- PREOPS 10 pts
- PROPER 10 pts
- SUPPER 10 pts
- UPPERS 10 pts
- OPUSES 8 pts
- POORER 8 pts
- POROSE 8 pts
- POROUS 8 pts
- POSERS 8 pts
- POSEUR 8 pts
- POURER 8 pts
- PROSER 8 pts
- PROSES 8 pts
- PROSOS 8 pts
- PURSER 8 pts
- PURSES 8 pts
- REPOUR 8 pts
- REPROS 8 pts
- ROPERS 8 pts
- SOPORS 8 pts
- SPOORS 8 pts
- SPORES 8 pts
- SPOUSE 8 pts
- SPRUES 8 pts
- SUPERS 8 pts
- UPROSE 8 pts
- ROOSER 6 pts
- ROOSES 6 pts
- ROUSER 6 pts
- ROUSES 6 pts
- SEROUS 6 pts
- SOURER 6 pts
- SOUSER 6 pts
5-letter words
53 words- OPPOS 9 pts
- PEPOS 9 pts
- PERPS 9 pts
- POOPS 9 pts
- POPES 9 pts
- PREOP 9 pts
- PREPS 9 pts
- PROPS 9 pts
- REPPS 9 pts
- UPPER 9 pts
- PESOS 7 pts
- PORES 7 pts
- POSER 7 pts
- POSES 7 pts
- POSSE 7 pts
- POURS 7 pts
- PRESS 7 pts
- PROSE 7 pts
- PROSO 7 pts
- PROSS 7 pts
- PURER 7 pts
- PURRS 7 pts
- PURSE 7 pts
- PUSES 7 pts
- REPOS 7 pts
- REPRO 7 pts
- ROPER 7 pts
- ROPES 7 pts
- ROUPS 7 pts
- SOPOR 7 pts
- SOUPS 7 pts
- SPOOR 7 pts
- SPORE 7 pts
- SPRUE 7 pts
- SPUES 7 pts
- SPURS 7 pts
- SUPER 7 pts
- SUPES 7 pts
- EUROS 5 pts
- ROOSE 5 pts
- ROSES 5 pts
- ROUES 5 pts
- ROUSE 5 pts
- RUERS 5 pts
- RUSES 5 pts
- SORER 5 pts
- SORES 5 pts
- SORUS 5 pts
- SOURS 5 pts
- SOUSE 5 pts
- SUERS 5 pts
- SURER 5 pts
- USERS 5 pts
4-letter words
60 words- OPPO 8 pts
- PEPO 8 pts
- PEPS 8 pts
- PERP 8 pts
- POOP 8 pts
- POPE 8 pts
- POPS 8 pts
- PREP 8 pts
- PROP 8 pts
- PUPS 8 pts
- REPP 8 pts
- EPOS 6 pts
- OOPS 6 pts
- OPES 6 pts
- OPUS 6 pts
- PESO 6 pts
- POOR 6 pts
- POOS 6 pts
- PORE 6 pts
- POSE 6 pts
- POUR 6 pts
- PROS 6 pts
- PURE 6 pts
- PURR 6 pts
- PURS 6 pts
- PUSS 6 pts
- REPO 6 pts
- REPS 6 pts
- ROPE 6 pts
- ROUP 6 pts
- SEPS 6 pts
- SOPS 6 pts
- SOUP 6 pts
- SPUE 6 pts
- SPUR 6 pts
- SUPE 6 pts
- SUPS 6 pts
- URPS 6 pts
- EROS 4 pts
- ERRS 4 pts
- EURO 4 pts
- ORES 4 pts
- OSES 4 pts
- OURS 4 pts
- ROES 4 pts
- ROOS 4 pts
- ROSE 4 pts
- ROUE 4 pts
- RUER 4 pts
- RUES 4 pts
- RUSE 4 pts
- SERS 4 pts
- SORE 4 pts
- SOUR 4 pts
- SOUS 4 pts
- SUER 4 pts
- SUES 4 pts
- SURE 4 pts
- USER 4 pts
- USES 4 pts
3-letter words
23 wordsFind your best play with prosperous
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