prolific

[pruh-lif-ik]

adjective

1. producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful.

   a prolific pear tree.

   Synonyms: abundant, fecund, teeming
   Antonyms: barren

2. producing in large quantities or with great frequency; highly productive.

   a prolific writer.

   Synonyms: abundant, fecund, teeming

3. profusely productive or fruitful (often followed by in orof ).

   a bequest prolific of litigations.

4. characterized by abundant production.

   a prolific year for tomatoes.

prolific

/ prəˈlɪfɪk /

adjective

1. producing fruit, offspring, etc, in abundance

2. producing constant or successful results

3. rich or fruitful

Other Word Forms

• prolificacy noun
• prolificity noun
• prolificness noun
• prolifically adverb
• nonprolific adjective
• nonprolificness noun
• nonprolificacy noun
• nonprolifically adverb
• overprolific adjective
• overprolificness noun
• overprolifically adverb
• unprolific adjective
• unprolificness noun
• unprolifically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of prolific¹

First recorded in 1640–50, prolific is from the Medieval Latin word prōlificus “fertile.” See prolicide, -fic

Word History and Origins

Origin of prolific¹

C17: from Medieval Latin prōlificus, from Latin prōlēs offspring

Synonym Study

See productive.

Example Sentences

He had a prolific career but struggled with feeling typecast, he told BBC News Igbo back in 2021, which made him turn to content creation as a way to find more freedom.

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Lee's prolific career meant he has remained a household name for a decades, just as familiar to younger audiences and at a time when Korean entertainment is one of the country's biggest exports.

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“They’re one of the most prolific creative forces in the world, and collaborating with them was a milestone for me,” the 53-year-old artist said.

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Caitlyn is one of half a dozen women who shared their traumatic, and often bizarre, experiences with one of Scotland's most prolific romance fraudsters in new BBC Disclosure podcast: Matched with a Predator.

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Deezer says its detection system can flag tracks made with the most prolific AI music creation tools, and is working on expanding its ability to detect music made by others.

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Related Words

• creative 
• rich