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Prosperous vs Welsome - What's the difference?

prosperous | welsome |

As adjectives the difference between prosperous and welsome

is that prosperous is characterized by success while welsome is (obsolete) prosperous; well off; in good condition.

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

    welsome

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) prosperous; well off; in good condition
  • * 1920 , Albany medical annals:
    • A welsome poesy attends the final ebbing of his really romantic life, amid the familiar scenes of his boyhood.
    (Wyclif)

    Related terms

    * welsomely (Webster 1913)