prosperity

«prosperity» in Mova's school dictionary: being successful and having plenty of money and good… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (prosperity — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

Prosperity is being successful and having plenty of money and good things, especially for a person, a town or a country. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history and geography lessons, prosperity grows with trade, jobs and good harvests, and falls in wars and recessions. In everyday life and festivals, people wish each other prosperity, for example at Chinese New Year and Diwali. In church life, Christians may pray for peace and prosperity. Common phrases: «peace and prosperity», «a time of prosperity», «economic prosperity», «wish you prosperity».

examples

• The town grew in prosperity after the railway came. tree →
• At Chinese New Year, people wish each other health and prosperity. tree →
• The country enjoyed years of peace and prosperity. tree →
• Trade brought prosperity to the port. tree →
• The war ended the town's prosperity. tree →
• Good harvests meant prosperity for the farmers. tree →
• They advanced in honour, in prosperity, and in happiness. tree →

note

Uncountable. Verb: «prosper»; adjective: «prosperous». Say pros-PER-it-ee.

In the corpora

• Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
• His soul shall abide in prosperity; and his seed shall inherit the land.
• For I was envious at the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
• Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
• He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, prosperity, and honour.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «prosperity» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.