word-vault/dist/data/cards/pr/prosperity.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "prosperity",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the state of being successful, especially in making money",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Our future prosperity depends on economic growth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The country is enjoying a period of **peace and prosperity**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The island's prosperity depends on its fishing industry."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an area with a level of prosperity higher than the national average"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["economic", "material", "great"],
                "… of prosperity": ["level"],
                "verb + prosperity": ["enjoy", "bring", "create"],
                "prosperity + verb": ["depend on something"],
                "phrases": ["a period of prosperity"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/prɒˈsperəti/",
                "audio": "pr/prosperity/prosperity__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/prɑːˈsperəti/",
                "audio": "pr/prosperity/prosperity__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French prosperite, from Latin prosperitas, from prosperus ‘doing well’."
}