prolific
AdjectiveUS[proh-lif-ik]/proʊˈlɪfɪk/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Adjective (2)
- intellectually productive“a prolific writer”“a fecund imagination”Synonyms: fecundfertileOpposite unproductiveSimilar productive
- bearing in abundance especially offspring“flying foxes are extremely prolific”“a prolific pear tree”Synonyms: fertileOpposite unfruitfulSimilar fruitful
Word of the day · Nov 10About this word
hiatusnoun
What does it mean? Question 1 of today’s quiz
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Pro·lif′ic adjective
Origin: F. prolifique, fr. L. proles offspring (from pro for, forward + the root of alere to nourish) + facere to make. See Adult, Old, and Fact.
1. Having the quality of generating; producing young or fruit; generative; fruitful; productive; — applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc.; — usually with the implied idea of frequent or numerous production; as, a prolific tree, female, and the like.
2. Serving to produce; fruitful of results; active; as, a prolific brain; a controversy prolific of evil.
3. Botany Proliferous.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54