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

Such dreams of prosperity are only permitted for so long. —Dan Duggan, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025

The billionaire founder of Bridgewater Associates has cautioned against leaders celebrating prosperity as proof that leverage no longer matters, even as debt quietly outpaces income. —Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025

And that is in no small measure due to Cuba’s prosperity in the 2000s being built on Venezuelan subsidies, not by Cuban entrepreneurs. —Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025

There is no health, no music, no business, and no prosperity on a dead planet. —Ellie Goulding, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 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