prolific

1. 1.

   intellectually productive

   “a prolific writer”

   “a fecund imagination”

   Synonymsfecundfertile

   Similarproductive
2. 2.

   bearing in abundance especially offspring

   “flying foxes are extremely prolific”

   “a prolific pear tree”

   Synonymsfertile

   Similarfruitful

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.