adj.1 successful; rich (a prosperous merchant).
2 flourishing; thriving (a prosperous enterprise).
3 auspicious (a prosperous wind).
Derivatives:
prosperously adv. prosperousness n.
Etymology: ME f. obs. F prospereus f. L prosper(us)
adj.1 successful; rich (a prosperous merchant).
2 flourishing; thriving (a prosperous enterprise).
3 auspicious (a prosperous wind).
Derivatives:
prosperously adv. prosperousness n.
Etymology: ME f. obs. F prospereus f. L prosper(us)
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012