prosperity

From Middle English prosperite, from Old French prosperitet, from Latin prosperitās. Equivalent to prosper +‎ -ity.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /pɹɑˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pɹɒˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/

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• Hyphenation: pros‧per‧i‧ty

prosperity (countable and uncountable, plural prosperities)

1. The condition of being prosperous, of having good fortune

• welfare
• well-being
• affluence
• richdom
• weal
• wealth

• prosper
• prosperous

• “prosperity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “prosperity”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.