different between prosperous vs prosper

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

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