Prosperous
Pronunciation : Pros"per*ous, a. [L. prosperus or prosper, originally
Part of Speech : answering
Definition : 1. Tending to prosperity; favoring; favorable; helpful.
A happy passage and a prosperous wind. Denham.
2. Being prospered; advancing in the pursuit of anything desirable; making gain, or increase; thriving; successful; as, a prosperous voyage; a prosperous undertaking; a prosperous man or nation.
By moderation either state to bear Prosperous or adverse. Milton.
Syn. -- Fortunate; successful; flourishing; thriving; favorable; auspicious; lucky. See Fortunate.
-- Pros"per*ous*ly, adv. --Pros"per*ous*ness, n.
to hope; pro according to + the root of sperare to hope. See Despair.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913