# prosperity

Pronunciation: say "pro-SPAIR-i-tee" US /pɹɑˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/, UK /pɹɒˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/

## Noun

1. The state of being successful and well-off, marked by good fortune and wealth.
   - Simple: A time when people have plenty of money and things are going well.
   - _The nation's postwar prosperity lifted millions of families out of poverty._
   - _She raised her glass and wished everyone health and prosperity in the new year._

## Origin

From Middle English "prosperite," from Old French "prosperitet," from Latin "prosperitās," equivalent to "prosper" plus the suffix "-ity."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/prosperity (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).