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

In cultures across the globe, ladybugs have come to symbolize prosperity. —Patricia S York, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025

Pink represents new beginnings and love and prosperity. —Nathan Vinson, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025

Sitting on a tributary of the Nile, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, took some 15 years to built and the Ethiopians see it as a key to their future economic prosperity. —Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025

Gaza’s population, which has suffered immensely, is in desperate need of security, prosperity, stability, and a fundamentally different path forward. —Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 23 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