different between prosperity vs prosper

English

Etymology

prosper +? -ity, from Old French prosperitet, from Latin prosperit?s.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /p???sp??.?.ti/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p???sp??.?.ti/
• Hyphenation: pros?per?i?ty

Noun

prosperity (countable and uncountable, plural prosperities)

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

Synonyms

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

Related terms

• prosper
• prosperous

Translations

Further reading

• prosperity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• prosperity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Alternative forms

• prospre (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

From Old French prosperer, from Latin prosper? (“I render happy”), from prosperus (“prosperous”), from Proto-Italic *prosparos, from Proto-Indo-European *speh?- (“to succeed”), whence also Latin sp?s (“hope, expectation”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p??sp?(?)/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p??sp?/

Verb

prosper (third-person singular simple present prospers, present participle prospering, simple past and past participle prospered)

1. (transitive) To favor; to render successful.

   • Prosper thou our handiwork.

   • All things concur to prosper our design.

2. (intransitive) To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.
3. (intransitive) To grow; to increase.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:prosper

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• Propers, propers, prospre

Latin

Adjective

prosper

1. Alternative form of prosperus (singular masculine nominative)

Romanian

Etymology

From French prospère.

Adjective

prosper m or n (feminine singular prosper?, masculine plural prosperi, feminine and neuter plural prospere)

1. prosperous

Declension

Related terms

• prosperitate