单词 | unprosperity |
释义 | unprosperityn. Now rare. Lack of prosperity; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [noun] wanspeedc893 defaulta1387 unspeeda1400 faultingc1450 fail1477 defallation1490 ill, evil ch(i)eving?1518 misproving1542 defection1576 unsuccessa1586 defailance1603 abortiveness1611 defailment1612 ill success1615 failancea1627 unprosperitya1628 mis-success1641 successlessness1642 insuccess1646 intercision1647 failure1648 insuccessfulness1648 unprosperousness1648 defaillancy1649 unsuccessfulness1656 missucceedinga1661 non-success1665 defailurea1677 miscarrying1736 throwdown1887 short circuit1937 Palookaville?1954 the world > action or operation > adversity > [noun] > lack of prosperity or thriving illfarea1425 improsperity1528 improsperousness1647 ill-being1841 unprosperitya1843 illth1862 a1628 F. Greville Life of Sidney (1651) ii. 33 [He] left the success to his will, that governs the blinde prosperities, and unprosperities of Chance. a1628 F. Greville Treat. Monarchy x. in Remains (1670) 117 The head being both of unprosperity, Good Fortune, Fame, or infamy the spring. a1843 R. Southey Doctor (1847) VI. 326 The thriftless man..finds some satisfaction in imputing his unprosperity to the Stars. 1877 Huddersfield Daily Chron. 2 Feb. 2/6 It is only when the looms become rusty through disuse..that unprosperity begins to show its wan and pallid face. 1979 Economist 21 Apr. 96/1 The coming years of unprosperity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1628 |
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