prosperousness C2+ Topic:Law & Government US /ˈprɑspərəsnəs/ UK /ˈprɒspərəsnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the state of being successful and thriving, especially financially The town's prosperousness was evident in its bustling market. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state of being... prosperityaffluencewealthsuccessthrivingopulenceflourishing ↔ Opposites povertyadversityfailuredestitution Word family Related forms prosperousprosperprosperity Etymology AI details From prosperous (from Latin prosperus 'favorable, fortunate', perhaps from pro spere 'according to hope') + the noun suffix -ness. prosperus Latin spes Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # prosperousness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈprɑspərəsnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈprɒspərəsnəs/ ## Meanings 1. the state of being successful and thriving, especially financially ## Examples - The town's prosperousness was evident in its bustling market. ## Synonyms - prosperity - affluence - wealth - success - thriving - opulence - flourishing ## Antonyms - poverty - adversity - failure - destitution ## Related Forms - prosperous - prosper - prosperity ## Roots and Affixes - Root: prosperus - Root: spes ## Etymology From prosperous (from Latin prosperus 'favorable, fortunate', perhaps from pro spere 'according to hope') + the noun suffix -ness. ## AI Etymology Prosperousness is from prosperous (from Latin prosperus 'favorable, fortunate', perhaps from pro spere 'according to hope') + the noun suffix -ness. Important recorded forms include prosperus (Latin) and spes (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. Its earlier history remains partly uncertain, so the etymological chain is best treated cautiously. In current use it covers the state of being successful and thriving, especially financially. The wider family includes related words such as prosperous, prosper, and prosperity. ## Topics - Law & Government - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown