1. 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 • Syn: flourishing, palmy, prospering, prosperous, roaring, thriving • Similar to: successful • Derivationally related forms: prosperity (for: prosperous) 2. used of the voice • Syn: stentorian • Similar to: full • Derivationally related forms: stentor (for: stentorian)