prolific
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prolific
- /pɹəˈlɪf.ɪk/ Australia, UK
- /pɹəˈlɪf.ɪk/ Canada, US
- /ˌpɹoʊˈlɪf.ɪk/ Canada, US
Rhymes with -ɪfɪk
Where it comes from
First use appears c. 1635. From French prolifique and its etymon Latin prōlificus, from prōlēs (“offspring”) + -ficus (“making”).
adjective more prolific · most prolific · prolifick
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Fertile; producing offspring or fruit in abundance, applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc.
Similar: fecund
- Similarly producing results or performing deeds in abundance. However appealing Antibes may be to migrant authors, indigenous ones are relatively scarce. A notable exception is Jacques Audiberti, Antibes-born novelist and prolific playwright who wrote in the turn-of-the-century surrealist style, with titles that translate as Slaughter, or In Favour of Infantic
- Of a flower: from which another flower is produced.
- Copious; plentiful; abundant. The prolific bird life around the Inlet was thinning out but grey rosellas and zebras and painted finches made the bush merry[.]
Similar: fertile
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fecund, productive, fruitful, fertile, plentiful, abundant, copious, profuse, generative, luxuriant, bountiful, teeming, rich, creative, inventive, plenteous
adjective
Similar: fertile
Translations
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adj Fertile, producing offspring or fruit in great abundance
| Español | prolífico |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 高产的 |
| Português | prolífico, frutífero, fértil |
| Français | fécond, prolifique |
| Deutsch | fruchtbar |
| Italiano | fecondo, fruttifero, prolifico |
| Română | prolific |
| Русский | плодови́тый plodovítyj, плодоно́сный plodonósnyj, урожа́йный urožájnyj, оби́льный obílʹnyj |
| עברית | פורה poré, יצרני yatsraní, שופע shoféa |
adj Similarly producing results or works in abundance
| Español | prolífico |
|---|---|
| Português | prolífico |
| Français | prolifique |
| Deutsch | produktiv |
| Italiano | prolifico, produttivo |
| Русский | плодови́тый plodovítyj, продукти́вный produktívnyj |
Talk about this word "prolific." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/prolific. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. prolific. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/prolific "prolific." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/prolific.Cite this
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