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 American Dream has long symbolized the promise of opportunity, prosperity, and upward mobility. —Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025

Before The Beatles and before football came the docks, once the beating heart of Liverpool and the catalyst for the city’s initial growth and prosperity. —Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025

Hundreds of thousands of people aimed to reach Germany, a bastion of economic stability and prosperity. —Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025

At a time when manufacturing has migrated south and overseas from the Midwest, how has a sleepy village outside of Peoria, Illinois, maintained its prosperity? —Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 5 Sep. 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

Rhymes for prosperity

• alterity
• asperity
• austerity
• celerity
• dexterity
• disparity
• hilarity
• molarity
• planarity
• polarity
• posterity
• severity

Kids Definition

prosperity

noun

pros·​per·​i·​ty prä-ˈsper-ət-ē 

: the state of being prosperous or successful