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Promising vs Prosperous - What's the difference?

promising | prosperous |

As adjectives the difference between promising and prosperous

is that promising is showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion while prosperous is characterized by success.

As a verb promising

is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun promising

is the act of making a promise.

promising

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion.
  • Encouraging and inspiring confidence.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of making a promise.
  • * 1992 , Judith Jarvis Thomson, The Realm of Rights (page 299)
    • So it cannot be supposed that promisings differ from other word-givings in that a word-giver makes a promise only if he or she uses the locution "I promise".

    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

    Related terms

    * prosper