prosperity

noun

pros·​per·​i·​ty prä-ˈsper-ə-tē 

: the condition of being successful or thriving

especially : economic well-being

Examples of prosperity in a Sentence

a period of prosperity for our nation

Recent Examples on the Web

The should be preparing a plan that shoves bureaucracy aside and pretty much guarantees Ukraine a prosperity that Russia will not experience for decades at best. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025

Families share wishes for prosperity for the new year and usher away bad luck from the previous year. —Autumn Alvarez, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025

The way to greater American prosperity is encouraging people to move from lower productivity jobs in the public sector to higher productivity jobs in the private sector. —Andrea Hsu, NPR, 4 Feb. 2025

Rhetoric framing China as an economic adversary and a threat to American prosperity has contributed to a toxic environment that has disproportionately affected Asian-Americans. —John Wang, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English prosperite, borrowed from Anglo-French prosperité, borrowed from Latin prosperitāt-, prosperitās "favorable state or outcome, success," from prosperus "agreeable to one's wishes, successful" + -itāt-, -itās -ity — more at prosperous

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing prosperity

• co-prosperity

Kids Definition

prosperity

noun

pros·​per·​i·​ty prä-ˈsper-ət-ē 

: the state of being prosperous or successful