prolific C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /pɹəˈlɪf.ɪk/ UK /pɹəˈlɪf.ɪk/ See IPA manual Freq #30189 Meanings 1 adj Producing a great deal of work, results, or output. She is a prolific writer who publishes two or three novels every year. 2 adj Existing in large numbers; plentiful and abundant. Rabbits are prolific breeders, so the population grew quickly. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · producing a great deal of... fertile 2 adj · existing in large numbers;... fecund Word family Derived forms antiprolifichyperprolificimprolificnonprolificoverprolificprolificacyprolificallyprolificationprolificityprolificnessunprolific Common collocations prolific writer Adjective + noun Etymology AI details 1635: from French prolifique and its etymon Latin prōlificus, from prōlēs (“offspring”) + -ficus (“making”). prolifique French prōlificus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # prolific **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /pɹəˈlɪf.ɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /pɹəˈlɪf.ɪk/ **Frequency rank:** 30189 ## Meanings 1. Producing a great deal of work, results, or output. 2. Existing in large numbers; plentiful and abundant. ## Examples - She is a prolific writer who publishes two or three novels every year. - Rabbits are prolific breeders, so the population grew quickly. ## Synonyms - fertile ## Derived Forms - antiprolific - hyperprolific - improlific - nonprolific - overprolific - prolificacy - prolifically - prolification - prolificity - prolificness - unprolific ## Roots and Affixes - Root: prolifique - Root: prōlificus ## Etymology 1635: from French prolifique and its etymon Latin prōlificus, from prōlēs (“offspring”) + -ficus (“making”). ## AI Etymology Prolific is traced through 1635: from French prolifique and its etymon Latin prōlificus, from prōlēs (“offspring”) + -ficus (“making”). In present-day use, it can mean producing a great deal of work, results, or output, or existing in large numbers; plentiful and abundant. Derived formations include antiprolific, hyperprolific, improlific, nonprolific, and overprolific. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown