1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Prosperous \Pros"per*ous\, adjective [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. A happy passage and a prosperous wind. --Denham. 2. Being prospered; advancing in the pursuit of anything desirable; making gain, or increase; thriving; successful; as, a prosperous voyage; a prosperous undertaking; a prosperous man or nation. By moderation either state to bear Prosperous or adverse. --Milton. Syn: Fortunate; successful; flourishing; thriving; favorable; auspicious; lucky. See {Fortunate}. -- {Pros"per*ous*ly}, adverb -- {Pros"per*ous*ness}, noun

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