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Prosperity is the flourishing, thriving, good fortune and successful social status.[1] Prosperity often produces profuse wealth including other factors which can be profusely wealthy in all degrees, such as happiness and health.
Competing notions of prosperity[edit]
Economic notions of prosperity often compete or interact negatively with health, happiness, or spiritual notions of prosperity. For example, longer hours of work might result in an increase in certain measures of economic prosperity, but at the expense of driving people away from their preferences for shorter work hours.[2] In Buddhism, prosperity is viewed with an emphasis on collectivism and spirituality. This perspective can be at odds with capitalistic notions of prosperity, due to the latter’s association with greed.[3] Data from social surveys show that an increase in income does not result in a lasting increase in happiness; one proposed explanation to this is due to hedonic adaptation and social comparison, and a failure to anticipate these factors, resulting in people not allocating enough energy to non-financial goals such as family life and health.[4]
Debate under economic growth[edit]
Economic growth is often seen as essential for economic prosperity, and indeed is one of the factors that is used as a measure of prosperity. The Rocky Mountain Institute, among others, has put forth an alternative point of view, that prosperity does not require growth, claiming instead that many of the problems facing communities are actually a result of growth, and that sustainable development requires abandoning the idea that growth is required for prosperity.[5][6] The debate over whether economic growth is necessary for, or at odds with, human prosperity, has been active at least since the publication of Our Common Future in 1987, and has been pointed to as reflecting two opposing worldviews.[7]
In 1996, the British ecological economist Tim Jackson outlined the conflicting relationship between human wellbeing and economic growth in his book Material Concerns.[8] Prosperity without Growth then, first published as a report[9] to the UK Sustainable Development Commission in 2008, comprehensively expanded on the arguments and policy recommendations.[10]
Internationally organised, the Degrowth movement is taking a similar position and argue that overconsumption lies at the root of long-term environmental issues and social inequalities, advocating for the down-scaling of production and consumption.[11] In the 2021 Review on the Economics of Biodiversity commissioned by the UK Treasury, Partha Dasgupta argues prosperity has come at a «devastating» cost to biodiversity, and that sustainable economic growth will require abandoning GDP as a measure for economic progress.[12]
Synergistic notions of prosperity[edit]
Many distinct notions of prosperity, such as economic prosperity, health, and happiness, are correlated or even have causal effects on each other. Economic prosperity and health are well-established to have a positive correlation, but the extent to which health has a causal effect on economic prosperity is unclear.
There is evidence that happiness is a cause of good health, both directly through influencing behavior and the immune system, and indirectly through social relationships, work, and other factors.[13] One study which advances a holistic definition of prosperity is the Legatum Prosperity Index (an annual report by the Legatum Institute, a UK-based independent educational charity founded by Legatum), which uses data from 56 separate sources, including the World Health Organisation, Global slavery Index and World Bank, to rank 169 nations in an index which goes beyond GDP as a measurement of national prosperity.[14][15][16]
Ecological perspectives[edit]
In ecology, prosperity can refer to the extent to which a species flourishes under certain circumstances.[17][18]
See also[edit]
- Prosperity Without Growth
- Material Concerns
References[edit]
- ^ «Definition of Prosperity». Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary. Random House. February 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- ^ Cowling, Keith (July 2006). «Prosperity, Depression and Modern Capitalism». Kyklos. 59 (3): 369–381. doi:10.1111/j.1467-6435.2006.00337.x. S2CID 153790728. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
- ^ Gottlieb, Roger S. (2003). Liberating Faith. Rowman and Littlefield. p. 288. ISBN 978-0-7425-2535-1.
- ^ Easterlin, Roger A. (September 2003). «Explaining happiness». Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100 (19): 11176–83. doi:10.1073/pnas.1633144100. PMC 196947. PMID 12958207.
- ^ Kinsley, Michael J. (1997). «Sustainable development: Prosperity without growth» (PDF). Rocky Mountain Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
- ^ Kinsley, Michael J.; Lovins, L. Hunter. «Paying for Growth, Prospering from Development». Rocky Mountain Institute. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ Verstegen, S. W.; Hanekamp, J. C. (December 2005). «The sustainability debate: Idealism versus conformism—the controversy over economic growth». Globalizations. 2 (3): 349–362. doi:10.1080/14747730500367843. S2CID 144638267.
- ^ Jackson, Tim (1996). Material Concerns — Pollution, Profit and Quality of Life. Routledge. pp. 177–193.
- ^ Prosperity Without Growth? Archived 5 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine The Transition to a Sustainable Economy | Report to the UK Sustainable Development Commission, 2008.
- ^ Jackson, Tim (2009). Prosperity Without Growth. Routledge.
- ^ Demaria, Federico (27 March 2018). «The rise — and future — of the degrowth movement». The Ecologist. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ Briggs, Helen (2 February 2021). «Prosperity comes at ‘devastating’ cost to nature». BBC. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ Argyle, Michael (December 1997). «Is happiness a cause of health?». Psychology & Health. 12 (6): 769–781. doi:10.1080/08870449708406738.
- ^ «Economic wellbeing masks UK’s unravelling social fabric». The Times. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ «Tolerance towards LGBT+ people seen rising globally». Reuters. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ «The world is doing much better than the bad news makes us think». Washington Post. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ Klimes, F.; Turek, F. (February 1984). «The prosperity and stability of clovers in intensive grassland at higher altitudes (Lathyrus pratensis, species composition, fertilization)». Plant Ecology. 30 (2): 177. ISSN 0035-8371.
- ^ Davis, J. S.; Lipkin, Y. (September 1986). «Lamprothamnium prosperity in permanently hypersaline water». Swiss Journal of Hydrology. 48 (2): 240–246. doi:10.1007/BF02560200. ISSN 1420-9055. S2CID 20307043.
External links[edit]
Look up prosperity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
- The Legatum Prosperity Index homepage
- Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity | Homepage
существительное ↓
- процветание, преуспевание, успех
avenue to prosperity — путь к процветанию 
a period of prosperity for our nation — период процветания нашей страны
to steer a country to peace and prosperity — вести страну к миру и процветанию; вести к миру и процветанию
continuance in prosperity — длительный период процветания
to propose a toast for the prosperity — провозглашать тост за процветание
prosperity of an undertaking — процветание /успех/ предприятия
- экономическое процветание, просперити
prosperity phase — фаза высокой рыночной конъюнктуры; стадия экономического подъема
- pl. редк. благоприятные обстоятельства
prosperity makes friends, and adversity tries them — удача друзей приманивает, беда
Мои примеры
Примеры с переводом
He was at the very climax of his prosperity.
Он был на вершине успеха.
The country is entering a period of prosperity.
Страна вступает в период процветания.
The king reigned in a time of peace and prosperity.
Этот король правил во времена мира и процветания.
The town’s nineteenth-century prosperity was built on steel.
Благосостояние города в 19 веке было основано на производстве стали.
Their external prosperity was not alloyed by troubles from within.
Их процветание не было омрачено какими-либо внутренними противоречиями.
We’re just now entering an era of great prosperity.
Прямо сейчас мы вступаем в эру процветания.
That blessed union has contributed so essentially to the prosperity of both countries.
Этот благословенный союз внёс столь существенный вклад в процветание обеих стран.
Economic prosperity was won on the backs of the urban poor.
Экономическое процветание было достигнуто за счёт городской бедноты.
It may result that diminished happiness goes along with increased prosperity.
Может оказаться, что потеря счастья идёт рука об руку с увеличением богатства.
How often they are precipitated from the height of prosperity, into the depth of adversity.
Как часто они низвергаются с высоты процветания в пучину бедствий.
The town has been careful not to buy prosperity at the expense of its character.
Город не хочет покупать процветание ценой потери своей индивидуальности.
In contemporary America the appearance of prosperity is all too often taken as a sign of propriety.
В современной Америке внешнее благополучие слишком часто воспринимается как признак соблюдения правил приличия.
Возможные однокоренные слова
prosperous — процветающий, зажиточный, успешный, состоятельный, удачный, благоприятный
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prosperity [prɒˊsperətɪ]
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1) процвета́ние, преуспева́ние
2) проспе́рити
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pl редк.
благоприя́тные обстоя́тельства
Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > prosperity
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[prɔsˈperɪtɪ]
economic prosperity экономическое процветание prosperity pl редк. благоприятные обстоятельства prosperity преуспевание prosperity просперити prosperity просперити prosperity процветание, преуспевание prosperity процветание, преуспевание prosperity процветание prosperity успех prosperity экономическое процветание
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1. n процветание, преуспевание, успех
2. n экономическое процветание, просперити
3. n редк. благоприятные обстоятельства
Синонимический ряд:
2. good (noun) advantage; benefit; good; interest; weal; welfare; well-being
3. prosperousness (noun) abundance; affluence; boom; comfort; ease; easy street; fortune; opulence; prosperousness; riches; thriving; wealth
4. success (noun) arrival; flying colors; go; success; successfulness
Антонимический ряд:
destitution; failure; misfortune; poverty; privation
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[prɒʹsperıtı]
1. 1) процветание, преуспевание, успех
prosperity of an undertaking — процветание /успех/ предприятия
2) экономическое процветание, просперити
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редк. благоприятные обстоятельства
prosperity makes friends, and adversity tries them — удача друзей приманивает, беда — испытывает; ≅ друзья познаются в беде
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- экономическое процветание
Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > prosperity
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prɔsˈperɪtɪ сущ.
1) а) преуспевание, процветание Syn: success, well-being б) экон. временное, сомнительное процветание;
просперити
2) мн.;
редк. благоприятные обстоятельства
процветание, преуспевание, успех — * of an undertaking процветание предприятия экономическое процветание, просперити (редкое) благоприятные обстоятельства > * makes friends, and adversity tries them удача друзей приманивает, беда — испытывает;
друзья познаются в беде
economic ~ экономическое процветание
prosperity pl редк. благоприятные обстоятельства
~ преуспевание ~ просперити ~ просперити ~ процветание, преуспевание ~ процветание, преуспевание ~ процветание ~ успех ~ экономическое процветаниеБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > prosperity
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процветание, «просперити»
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процветание ; бум ; благосостояние ; подъем экономики ;
Англо-Русский словарь финансовых терминов > prosperity
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prɔsˈperɪtɪпроцветание, успех, благополучие, экономическое процветание, просперити
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процветание: экономическая ситуация, характеризующаяся экономическим ростом, низкой безработицей и общим чувством оптимизма населения.
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просперити; процветание, экономическое благополучие.
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сущ.
просперити; процветание, экономическое благополучие.
Англо-русский словарь по социологии > prosperity
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Prosperity — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Prosperity (Indiana) Prosperity (Pennsylvania) Prosperity (South Carolina) Prosperity (West Virginia) Prosperity Township (Renville County, North Dakota) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärun … Deutsch Wikipedia
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prosperity — pro‧sper‧i‧ty [prɒˈsperti ǁ prɑː ] noun [uncountable] the condition of having money and being successful: • a time of economic prosperity • The country hopes to achieve prosperity through increased trade and investment. * * * prosperity UK US… … Financial and business terms
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Prosperity — Prosperity, SC U.S. town in South Carolina Population (2000): 1047 Housing Units (2000): 456 Land area (2000): 2.111435 sq. miles (5.468591 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.002248 sq. miles (0.005823 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.113683 sq. miles… … StarDict’s U.S. Gazetteer Places
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Prosperity — Pros*per i*ty, n. [F. prosp[ e]rit[ e], L. prosperitas. See {Prosperous}.] The state of being prosperous; advance or gain in anything good or desirable; successful progress in any business or enterprise; attainment of the object desired; good… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Prosperity, SC — U.S. town in South Carolina Population (2000): 1047 Housing Units (2000): 456 Land area (2000): 2.111435 sq. miles (5.468591 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.002248 sq. miles (0.005823 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.113683 sq. miles (5.474414 sq. km)… … StarDict’s U.S. Gazetteer Places
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Prosperity, WV — U.S. Census Designated Place in West Virginia Population (2000): 1310 Housing Units (2000): 624 Land area (2000): 1.558323 sq. miles (4.036037 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.558323 sq. miles… … StarDict’s U.S. Gazetteer Places
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prosperity — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. ż ndm, ekon. {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} faza szczytowego poziomu produkcji, zatrudnienia i cen w cyklicznym rozwoju gospodarczym : {{/stl 7}}{{stl 10}}Po latach stagnacji nastąpił okres prosperity. Prosperity w przemyśle… … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
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prosperity — I noun abundance, achievement, affluence, blessings, boom, booming economy, comfort, comfortable circumstances, ease, expansion, felicity, fortunate condition, full purse, good fortune, good luck, good times, heyday, luck, luxury, opulence, palmy … Law dictionary
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prosperity — early 13c., from O.Fr. prosperite (mid 12c.), from L. prosperitatem (nom. prosperitas) good fortune, from prosperus (see PROSPER (Cf. prosper)) … Etymology dictionary
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prosperity — [n] affluence, good fortune abundance, accomplishment, advantage, arrival, bed of roses*, benefit, boom, clover, do, ease*, easy street*, exorbitance, expansion, flying colors*, fortune, good, good times, gravy train*, growth, high on the hog*,… … New thesaurus
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prosperity — [präs per′ə tē] n. pl. prosperities [ME prosperite < OFr < L prosperitas < prosperus] prosperous condition; good fortune, wealth, success, etc … English World dictionary
: the condition of being successful or thriving
especially
: economic well-being
Example Sentences
a period of prosperity for our nation
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English prosperite, borrowed from Anglo-French prosperité, borrowed from Latin prosperitāt-, prosperitās «favorable state or outcome, success,» from prosperus «agreeable to one’s wishes, successful» + -itāt-, -itās -ity — more at prosperous
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of prosperity was
in the 13th century
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[ pro-sper-i-tee ]
/ prɒˈspɛr ɪ ti /
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noun, plural pros·per·i·ties.
a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition, especially in financial respects; good fortune.
prosperities, prosperous circumstances, characterized by financial success or good fortune.
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Origin of prosperity
1175–1225; Middle English prosperite<Old French <Latin prosperitās.See prosperous, -ity
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non·pros·per·i·ty, noun
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MORE ABOUT PROSPERITY
What does prosperity mean?
Prosperity is success or the state of success, especially financial or material success.
Prosperity often implies success in terms of wealth, health, and happiness. But it can also be used more broadly.
The verb prosper means to achieve prosperity. Someone who achieves prosperity can be described as prosperous.
The word prosperity is often paired with words like peace and wealth, such as when wishing people well, as in May your year be full of peace and prosperity.
Example: You can achieve prosperity through dedication and hard work.
Where does prosperity come from?
The first records of the word prosperity come from around 1200. It comes from the Latin prosperitās. The suffix -ity is used to form abstract nouns indicating a state or condition. The verb prosper comes from the Latin prosperāre, meaning “to make happy.”
To say that someone has achieved prosperity usually implies that they have achieved financial wealth, but it almost usually implies that they have found happiness or contentment in their success. In other words, to achieve prosperity is usually to succeed in a healthy way—to thrive. The word is most often used in the context of a people’s careers and successful businesses.
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How is prosperity used in real life?
Prosperity is usually used in a positive way to refer to financial success that brings happiness. It’s somewhat formal compared to a synonym like success.
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Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of prosperity?
A. failure
B. wealth
C. success
D. prosperousness
Words related to prosperity
accomplishment, benefit, boom, expansion, growth, inflation, interest, riches, success, wealth, welfare, well-being, abundance, advantage, arrival, clover, do, ease, exorbitance, fortune
How to use prosperity in a sentence
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In the short term, this could mean a comeback in 2021, boosting Bilgram’s chances of sharing his liquor across the country and continuing to take part in the burgeoning prosperity that lured him here.
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We have to rebuild our economy so that it creates more prosperity, for more people, and ensures that American workers can compete in an increasingly competitive global economy.
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Leading thinkers like Francis Fukuyama touted the benefits of globalization, saying it would bring democracy and prosperity to the developing world.
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Then, that burst of prosperity after the second world war, termed the Great Acceleration, and our stuff increased several-fold to a little over half a trillion tons by the end of the century.
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You battled the back stabbers & our enemies & remade the world in peace & prosperity.
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Prior to that, he spent years as a vice president at the influential conservative non-profit Americans for Prosperity.
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Americans for Prosperity (AFP), funded by the Koch Brothers, has multiple Pinocchios for its ads, mainly for distorting Obamacare.
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So enter billionaires two and three: Charles and David Koch and their Americans for Prosperity group.
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Prosperity, Herodotus reminded us, “never abides long in one place.”
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Diana G. Carew is an economist and director of the Young American Prosperity Project at the Progressive Policy Institute.
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Prosperity is a good thing, but you, at least, know what he has aimed at stands high above that.
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Prosperity seems to have been the blessing of the Old Testament, as adversity was the blessing of the New.
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Prosperity is with the large circulations, and a large circulation is no test of merit.
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He treated Prosperity as if it were a local issue, instead of a plank in the National Platform.
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It gets a man to Prosperity Landing in a hurry, providing he doesn’t hit anything bigger than he is.
British Dictionary definitions for prosperity
noun
the condition of prospering; success or wealth
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