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Prosperous vs Luxurious - What's the difference?

prosperous | luxurious |

As adjectives the difference between prosperous and luxurious

is that prosperous is characterized by success while luxurious is enjoying pleasures of luxury.

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

    luxurious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Enjoying pleasures of luxury.
  • Being very fine and comfortable.

    • Antonyms

    * impoverished

    Synonyms

    * epicurean

    See also

    * sumptuous

    Related terms

    * luxuriant * luxuriate * luxuriously * luxury

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