Prosperousness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Prosperous \Pros"per*ous\, a. [L. prosperus or prosper,
     originally, answering to hope; pro according to + the root of
     sperare to hope. See {Despair}.]
     1. Tending to prosperity; favoring; favorable; helpful.
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              A happy passage and a prosperous wind. --Denham.
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     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.
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              By moderation either state to bear
              Prosperous or adverse.                --Milton.
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     Syn: Fortunate; successful; flourishing; thriving; favorable;
          auspicious; lucky. See {Fortunate}.
          [1913 Webster] -- {Pros"per*ous*ly}, adv. --
          {Pros"per*ous*ness}, n.
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