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Prosperous vs Enviable - What's the difference?

prosperous | enviable |

As adjectives the difference between prosperous and enviable

is that prosperous is characterized by success while enviable is arousing or likely to arouse envy.

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

    enviable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Arousing or likely to arouse envy.
    • He had achieved many enviable dramatic successes before this time. —
    This quarter of the city had at that time anything but an enviable reputation. —

    Related terms

    * unenviable