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- [pruh-lif-ik]
- /prəˈlɪf ɪk/
- /prəˈlɪf.ɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pruh-lif-ik]
- /prəˈlɪf ɪk/
Definitions of prolific word
- adjective prolific producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree. 1
- adjective prolific producing in large quantities or with great frequency; highly productive: a prolific writer. 1
- adjective prolific profusely productive or fruitful (often followed by in or of): a bequest prolific of litigations. 1
- adjective prolific characterized by abundant production: a prolific year for tomatoes. 1
- adjective prolific writer, artist: productive 1
- adjective prolific animal, plant: fertile 1
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Origin of prolific
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1640-50, prolific is from the Medieval Latin word prōlificus fertile. See prolicide, -fic
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Parts of speech for Prolific
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prolific popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
prolific usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for prolific
adj prolific
- abounding — to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers: a stream in which trout abound.
- acarpous — (of plants) producing no fruit
- alive with — teeming with; full of (living or moving things)
- aplenty — If you have something aplenty, you have a lot of it.
- bounteous — giving freely; generous
adjective prolific
- decontaminated — Simple past tense and past participle of decontaminate.
- disinfected — to cleanse (rooms, wounds, clothing, etc.) of infection; destroy disease germs in.
- exuberant — Filled with or characterized by a lively energy and excitement.
- feracious — Producing in abundance; fertile, fruitful.
- generating — Present participle of generate.
Antonyms for prolific
adjective prolific
- nonproductive — not productive; unproductive.
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