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prosperity

noun

  1. wealth or comfort
  2. The state of flourishing, thriving, good fortune or successful social status
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /pɹɑˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/ / /pɹɒˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English prosperite, from Old French prosperitet, from Latin prosperitās, equivalent to prosper + -ity.

  1. The condition of being prosperous: having good fortune and a fortune.

    Near-synonym: thriving

    “Eating meat means prosperity in the coming year,” the roastery wrote on Weibo on February 5, days before the Lunar New Year began.