Prolific
Producing a large amount of something; highly productive or fertile, often referring to people who create many works or results.
adjectiveProlific
Producing a large amount of something; highly productive or fertile, often referring to people who create many works or results.
adjectiveImagine This
Imagine a tireless author at a desk, drafting page after page, or a busy beehive buzzing with hundreds of blossoms and jars of honey filling one after another. Prolific means producing a lot of output without running dry.
Sounds Like
pruh-LIF-ik
Looks Like
productive, fertile — both sharing the sense of high output
Remember This
Prolific describes quantity of output, not necessarily quality. It is often applied to writers, artists, scientists, or any creator who produces a lot. Its noun forms are prolificness or prolificacy.
Other Forms
Connect With
productive, fruitful, fertile, copious, abundant, output, creativity
Note
Do not confuse with profitable (relating to making money). Prolific emphasizes production, not value. The word can describe plants as well (a prolific plant).