Prosperity

n.hopeful, capableregister not recorded

What it means

A condition of sustained success, security, and sufficient resources.

Reach for it when naming material or communal flourishing while making clear who benefits

The cooperative spread prosperity by sharing tools, training, and ownership.

everyday
success
when a goal or enterprise achieves desired results
not when Success can be brief, narrow, or privately held.
warm
flourishing
when healthy development across several dimensions is central
not when Flourishing is broader and may not include material prosperity.
warm
good fortune
when favorable circumstances contribute to success
not when Fortune emphasizes luck and can erase sustained work or structural advantage.
warm
wellbeing
when quality of life matters beyond money
not when Wellbeing can be high even where material resources are limited.
professional
economic security
when stable material needs are the key measure
not when Security is more modest and does not imply growth or abundance.
professional
shared abundance
when distribution across a community is the central claim
not when The constructed phrase needs evidence that resources are both sufficient and shared.
professional
wealth
when accumulated financial or material assets are meant
not when Wealth can coexist with social instability and concentrated deprivation.
formal
affluence
when abundant wealth is the exact condition
not when Affluence may be unequal and says nothing about security or social flourishing.
literary
plenty
when abundance of resources shapes the image
not when Plenty may be seasonal or wasteful and does not prove shared security.

shared prosperity
Shared prosperity requires measuring who gains from new investment.
economic prosperity
Economic prosperity improved access to heating but increased land pressure.
period of prosperity
The port entered a period of prosperity after the rail link opened.
widespread prosperity
Widespread prosperity requires gains that reach renters as well as landowners.

Prosperity is incomplete without a named scope and beneficiary. Aggregate wealth can rise while many people become less secure.

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.