Prolific — Pro*lif ic, a. [F. prolifique, fr. L. proles offspring (from pro for, forward + the root of alere to nourish) + facere to make. See {Adult}, {Old}, and {Fact}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Having the quality of generating; producing young or fruit;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prolific — is derived from the Latin word proles meaning ‘offspring’, and is properly applied to someone or something that produces either offspring or something compared to offspring such as writings, works of art, etc. Like many adjectives in English (e.g … Modern English usage
prolific — [prō lif′ik, prəlif′ik] adj. [Fr prolifique < ML prolificus < L proles (gen. prolis), offspring < pro , PRO 2 + base of alere, to nourish (see ALIMENT) + facere, to make, DO1] 1. producing many young or much fruit 2. turning out many… … English World dictionary
prolific — I adjective abundant, breedy, copious, creative, fecund, feracious, fertile, fruitbearing, fruitful, generative, philoprogenitive, procreative, productive, profuse, progenitive, proliferative, proliferous, rich, teeming, verbose, wordy, yielding… … Law dictionary
prolific — 1640s, from Fr. prolifique, from M.L. prolificus, from L. proles offspring + root of facere to make (see FACTITIOUS (Cf. factitious)). L. proles is from PIE *pro al , from *pro forth (see PRO (Cf … Etymology dictionary
prolific — fruitful, *fertile, fecund Analogous words: teeming, swarming, abounding (see TEEM): generating, breeding, propagating, reproducing or reproductive (see corresponding verbs at GENERATE) Antonyms: barren, unfruitful … New Dictionary of Synonyms
prolific — [adj] fruitful, productive abounding, abundant, bountiful, breeding, copious, creative, fecund, fertile, generating, generative, luxuriant, profuse, proliferant, rank, reproducing, reproductive, rich, spawning, swarming, teeming, yielding;… … New thesaurus
prolific — ► ADJECTIVE 1) producing much fruit or foliage or many offspring. 2) (of an artist, author, etc.) producing many works. 3) plentiful. DERIVATIVES prolifically adverb. ORIGIN Latin prolificus, from proles offspring … English terms dictionary
prolific — [[t]prəlɪ̱fɪk[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A prolific writer, artist, or composer produces a large number of works. She is a prolific writer of novels and short stories... During the Seventies, Rundgren was astonishingly prolific. 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n… … English dictionary
prolific — pro|lif|ic [prəˈlıfık] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: prolifique, from Latin proles; PROLETARIAN] 1.) a prolific artist, writer etc produces many works of art, books etc ▪ Handel s prolific output of opera 2.) a prolific sports player… … Dictionary of contemporary English
