prolific

Questions about prolific

What does prolific mean?

prolific means "intellectually productive". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in prolific?

prolific has 3 syllables: pro-lif-ic. The stress falls on "lif". In IPA it is /pɹoʊˈlɪfɪk/.

What is another word for prolific?

Close synonyms include fecund, fertile, fertile. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is prolific a common word?

prolific is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.