prolific

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1640-1650: from French prolifique, from Latin proles and facere ("to make"). Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌpɹəˈlɪf.ɪk/, /ˌpɹoʊˈlɪf.ɪk/

Adjective

prolific

1. Fertile; producing offspring or fruit in abundance — applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc.
2. Similarly producing results or works in abundance
   • 2007, Ted Jones, The French Riviera: A Literary Guide for Travellers, gbooks :

     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 Infanticide.

3. (botany) Of a flower: from which another flower is produced.

Synonyms

• fertile
• (producing offspring or fruit in abundance) fecund
• (producing results or works in abundance) See also Thesaurus:productive

Translations

• French: fécond, prolifique
• German: fruchtbar
• Portuguese: prolífico, frutífero, fértil
• Russian: плодови́тый
• Spanish: prolífico

Translations

• French: prolifique
• German: produktiv
• Italian: prolifico
• Portuguese: prolífico
• Russian: плодови́тый
• Spanish: prolífico

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