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unprosperous

pros·per·ous
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pros-per-uh s]
    • /ˈprɒs pər əs/
    • /ˌʌnˈprɒspərəs /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pros-per-uh s]
    • /ˈprɒs pər əs/

Definitions of unprosperous word

  • adjective unprosperous having or characterized by financial success or good fortune; flourishing; successful: a prosperous business. 1
  • adjective unprosperous well-to-do or well-off: a prosperous family. 1
  • adjective unprosperous favorable or propitious. 1
  • adjective unprosperous not prosperous or successful 0
See all 4 definitions of unprosperous

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Origin of unprosperous

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Latin prosperus

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Parts of speech for Unprosperous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Unprosperous

unprosperous popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for unprosperous

adj unprosperous

  • beggared — a person who begs alms or lives by begging.
  • cleaned out — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
  • dirt poor — lacking nearly all material means or resources for living.
  • down and out — downward; going or directed downward: the down escalator.

adjective unprosperous

  • failing — Slang. an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance: Their app update is a massive fail. the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way: His online post is full of fail. a person who fails in this way.
  • fortuneless — Unlucky, unfortunate.
  • jinxed — Simple past tense and past participle of jinx.
  • needy — in a condition of need or want; poverty-stricken; impoverished; extremely poor; destitute.
All 17 Synonyms of unprosperous

Antonyms for unprosperous

adj unprosperous

  • in clover — any of various plants of the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and dense flower heads, many species of which, as T. pratense, are cultivated as forage plants.
  • in the money — any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits.
  • main line — a fashionable residential district west of Philadelphia.
  • mainline — to inject a narcotic, especially heroin, directly into a vein.
  • money to burn — more money than one needs
All 6 Antonyms of unprosperous

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