prosperity

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English prosperite, from Old French prosperitet, from Latin prosperitās, equivalent to prosper +‎ -ity. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /pɹɑˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɹɒˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/ Hyphenation: pros‧per‧i‧ty === Noun === prosperity (countable and uncountable, plural prosperities) The condition of being prosperous: having good fortune and a fortune. Synonyms: prosperousness; see also Thesaurus:wealth Near-synonym: thriving ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== prosper prosperous ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “prosperity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “prosperity”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.