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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

prosperity

/pɹɑˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/

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What does prosperity mean?

noun

  1. The condition of being prosperous: having good fortune and a fortune.

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Let us at last break the fatal charm which has too long seduced us from the paths of felicity and prosperity.
Alexander Hamilton; John Jay; James MadisonThe Federalist PapersProject Gutenberg ebook #18
On that day—almost at that minute—he passed the ridge of prosperity and honour, and began to descend rapidly on the other side.
Thomas HardyThe Mayor of CasterbridgeProject Gutenberg ebook #143
More book examples (3)
Several of them might break the federal tie without compromising the welfare of the others, although their own prosperity would be lessened.
Alexis de TocquevilleDemocracy in America — Volume 1Translated by Henry ReeveProject Gutenberg ebook #815
They hate the Malays, who were their slaves, and whose ‘insolent prosperity’ annoys them, and they don’t like the vulgar, bustling English.
Lucie, Lady Duff GordonLetters from the CapeProject Gutenberg ebook #886
If you see a lighthouse through a storm, difficulties and grief will assail you, but they will disperse before prosperity and happiness.
Gustavus Hindman MillerTen Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream A Scientific and Practical ExpositionProject Gutenberg ebook #926