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Pretentiousness vs Prosperous - What's the difference?

pretentiousness | prosperous |

As a noun pretentiousness

is the quality of being pretentious.

As an adjective prosperous is

characterized by success.

pretentiousness

English

Noun

  • The quality of being pretentious.
  • prosperous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • characterized by success
  • Trading Babe Ruth was far more prosperous for the Yankees than for the Red Sox.
  • well off; affluent
  • He was raised in a very prosperous household.
  • favorable
  • He chose a prosperous lottery number that evening.

    Synonyms

    * (characterized by success ): successful * (well off ): affluent, rich, well off, well-to-do, wealthy * (favorable ): favorable

    Derived terms

    * prosperously * prosperousness * prosperity