Prosperous vs. Happy — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Prosperous and Happy
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Prosperous
Having success; flourishing
A prosperous new business.
Happy
Feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
They are happy to see me doing well
Melissa came in looking happy and excited
We're just happy that he's still alive
Prosperous
Well-to-do; well-off
A prosperous family.
Happy
Fortunate and convenient
He had the happy knack of making people like him
Prosperous
Propitious; favorable
A prosperous moment to make a decision.
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Happy
Inclined to use a specified thing excessively or at random
They tended to be grenade-happy
Prosperous
Characterized by success.
Happy
Enjoying, showing, or marked by pleasure, satisfaction, or joy
A happy child.
The happiest day of my life.
Prosperous
Well off; affluent.
He was raised in a very prosperous household.
Happy
Cheerful; willing
Happy to help.
Prosperous
Favorable.
He chose a prosperous lottery number that evening.
Happy
Characterized by good luck
A happy sequence of events.
Prosperous
Tending to prosperity; favoring; favorable; helpful.
A happy passage and a prosperous wind.
Happy
Being especially well-adapted; felicitous
A happy turn of phrase.
Prosperous
Being prospered; advancing in the pursuit of anything desirable; making gain, or increase; thriving; successful; as, a prosperous voyage; a prosperous undertaking; a prosperous man or nation.
By moderation either state to bearProsperous or adverse.
Happy
Characterized by a spontaneous or obsessive inclination to use something. Often used in combination
Trigger-happy.
Prosperous
In fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich;
They were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards
Easy living
A prosperous family
His family is well-situated financially
Well-to-do members of the community
Happy
Enthusiastic about or involved with to a disproportionate degree. Often used in combination
Money-happy.
Clothes-happy.
Prosperous
Very lively and profitable;
Flourishing businesses
A palmy time for stockbrokers
A prosperous new business
Doing a roaring trade
A thriving tourist center
Did a thriving business in orchids
Happy
Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous.
Music makes me feel happy.
Prosperous
Marked by peace and prosperity;
A golden era
The halcyon days of the clipper trade
Happy
Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; favored by fortune or luck; fortunate, lucky, propitious.
Prosperous
Tending to favor or bring good luck;
Miracles are auspicious accidents
Encouraging omens
A favorable time to ask for a raise
Lucky stars
A prosperous moment to make a decision
Happy
Content, willing, satisfied (with or to do something); having no objection (to something).
Are you happy to pay me back by the end of the week?
Yes, I am happy with the decision.
Happy
(Of acts, speech, etc.) Appropriate, apt, felicitous.
A happy coincidence
Happy
(in combination) Favoring or inclined to use.
Slaphappy, trigger-happy
Happy
Dexterous, ready, skilful.
Happy
Implying 'May you have a happy ~' or similar; used in phrases to wish someone happiness or good fortune at the time of a festival, celebration, or other event or activity.
Happy birthday!, Happy Fourth of July!, Happy anniversary!, Happy job-hunting!
Happy
A happy event, thing, person, etc.
Happy
Often followed by up: to become happy; to brighten up, to cheer up.
Happy
Often followed by up: to make happy; to brighten, to cheer, to enliven.
Happy
Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a happy effort; a happy venture; a happy omen.
Chymists have been more happy in finding experiments than the causes of them.
Happy
Experiencing the effect of favorable fortune; having the feeling arising from the consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, as peace, tranquillity, comfort; contented; joyous; as, happy hours, happy thoughts.
Happy is that people, whose God is the Lord.
The learned is happy Nature to explore,The fool is happy that he knows no more.
Happy
Dexterous; ready; apt; felicitous.
One gentleman is happy at a reply, another excels in a in a rejoinder.
Happy
Enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure or good fortune;
A happy smile
Spent many happy days on the beach
A happy marriage
Happy
Experiencing pleasure or joy;
Happy you are here
Pleased with the good news
Happy
Marked by good fortune;
A felicitous life
A happy outcome
Happy
Satisfied; enjoying well-being and contentment;
Felt content with her lot
Quite happy to let things go on as they are
Happy
Exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation
Happy
Well expressed and to the point;
A happy turn of phrase
A few well-chosen words
A felicitous comment
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