different between prosperous vs enviable

English

Etymology

From Middle French prospereus, from Old French prosperer, from Latin prosper? (“I cause to succeed”), from Old Latin pro spere (“according to expectation”), from pro (“for”) + spes (“hope”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p??s.p?.??s/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p??s.p(?.)??s/
• Rhymes: -?sp???s, -?sp??s
• Hyphenation: pros?per?ous, pros?perous

Adjective

prosperous (comparative more prosperous, superlative most prosperous)

1. characterized by success

   Trading Babe Ruth was far more prosperous for the Yankees than for the Red Sox.

2. well off; affluent

   He was raised in a very prosperous household.

3. favorable

   He chose a prosperous lottery number that evening.

Synonyms

• (characterized by success): successful; see also Thesaurus:prosperous
• (well off): affluent, rich, well off, well-to-do, wealthy; see also Thesaurus:wealthy
• (favorable): favorable, lucky; see also Thesaurus:auspicious

Derived terms

• prosperously
• prosperousness
• prosperity

Related terms

• prosper

Translations

Anagrams

• oppressour

English

Etymology

From Middle French enviable

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??nvi.?bl?/

Adjective

enviable (comparative more enviable, superlative most enviable)

1. Arousing or likely to arouse envy.
   • c. 1870, Emile Gaboriau, Laura E. Kendall (translator) Monsieur Lecoq:

     This quarter of the city had at that time anything but an enviable reputation.

Related terms

• unenviable

Translations

Anagrams

• veniable

French

Etymology

envie +? -able

Adjective

enviable (plural enviables)

1. enviable

Further reading

• “enviable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Spanish

Adjective

enviable (plural enviables)

1. enviable