What does Prolific mean?
Definitions for Prolific
prəˈlɪf ɪkpro·lif·ic
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Princeton's WordNet
fecund, fertile, prolificadjective
intellectually productive
"a prolific writer"; "a fecund imagination"
prolific, fertileadjective
bearing in abundance especially offspring
"flying foxes are extremely prolific"; "a prolific pear tree"
Wiktionary
prolificadjective
Fertile, producing offspring or fruit in abundance applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc.
prolificadjective
Similarly producing results or works in abundance
Etymology: 1640-1650: from prolifique, from proles and facere.
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Prolific can be generally defined as someone or something that is highly productive, creative, or influential and produces a large amount or variety of work, accomplishments, or output.
Webster Dictionary
Prolificadjective
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
Prolificadjective
serving to produce; fruitful of results; active; as, a prolific brain; a controversy prolific of evil
Prolificadjective
proliferous
Etymology: [F. prolifique, fr. L. proles offspring (from pro for, forward + the root of alere to nourish) + facere to make. See Adult, Old, and Fact.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Prolific
-al, prō-lif′ik, -al, adj. bringing forth offspring: producing young or fruit: productive: bringing about results: (bot.) applied to a flower from which another is produced.—ns. Prolif′icacy, Prolif′icness.—adv. Prolif′ically.—n. Prolificā′tion, the generation of young animals or plants: (bot.) development of a shoot from an organ normally ultimate. [Fr. prolifique—L. proles (for pro-oles), offspring, facĕre, to make.]
Editors Contribution
prolificverb
A professional advantage of motion in creative producing and making with intensive care. 1.) Producing much fruit or foliage or many offspring. 2.) Present in large numbers or quantities; plentiful: characterized by plentiful wildlife or produce.
A successful prolific idea is projected by chosen ones who sacrificed with the light of Christ.
Etymology: Perfection
Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on March 31, 2024
Prolific
Something that is in abundance. In the context of a living being, prolific means productive or creative.
Tigers were prolific in this region a few decades ago. He is a prolific writer.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Prolific in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Prolific in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of Prolific in a Sentence
Periods of tranquility are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.
It was almost as though he taught Larry Nasser what he did, doc Strauss was more prolific.
I'm barely prolific and incredibly lazy.
I look forward to the day that, hopefully, he'll sit down and just go right down the line and confess to every one of them that he did, he's probably the most prolific African American serial killer in U.S. history, I would say.
When we talk about information operations, we usually say the Russians are the most prolific, the Chinese are the most sophisticated, and the Iranians are the most angry, most of their anger is not directed at the United States, but it is directed at American allies.
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- غزير الإنتاجArabic
- prolíficCatalan, Valencian
- frugtbar, produktivDanish
- produktiv, fruchtbarGerman
- prolíficoSpanish
- tuottoisa, satoisa, tuottelias, hedelmällinenFinnish
- prolifique, fécondFrench
- bisiúil, torthúilIrish
- produktifIndonesian
- 多分Japanese
- vruchtbaar, productiefDutch
- suksessrikNorwegian
- prolíficoPortuguese
- урожа́йный, продукти́вный, плодови́тый, оби́льный, плодоно́сныйRussian
- plodonosanSerbo-Croatian
- lyckadSwedish
- bereketli, velüt, verimli, üretken, münbit, doğurgan, yediveren, mahsûldarTurkish
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