prolific

adj.

1. Producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile.
2. Producing abundant works or results: a prolific artist. See synonyms at fertile.

[French prolifique, from Medieval Latin prōlificus : Latin prōlēs, prōl-, offspring + Latin -ficus, -fic.]

prolificacy pro·lif'i·ca·cy (-ĭ-kə-sē) or pro·lif'ic·ness (-ĭk-nĭs) n.
prolifically pro·lif'i·cal·ly adv.

adjective

1. Capable of reproducing: fecund, fertile, fruitful, productive. Biology proliferous. See rich/poor.
2. Characterized by great productivity: fecund, fertile, fruitful, productive, rich. See rich/poor.

adj

Definition: fruitful, productive
Antonyms: barren, fruitless, impotent, unfruitful, unproductive

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IN BRIEF: Producing many offspring. Also: Producing much.

After getting the first hundred pounds, it is more easy to get the second, money itself being of a prolific nature. — Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Common misspelling(s) of prolific

• profilic

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - frugtbar, frodig, produktiv

Nederlands (Dutch)
productief, vruchtbaar

Français (French)
adj. - prolifique, fécond, rapide

Deutsch (German)
adj. - produktiv, fruchtbar

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - γόνιμος, παραγωγικός, άφθονος, πολυγραφότατος

Italiano (Italian)
prolifico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - prolífico

Русский (Russian)
плодородный, плодовитый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - prolífico, fecundo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - fruktsam, produktiv, som förökar sig snabbt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
生子的, 多产的, 结果实的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 生子的, 多產的, 結果實的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - (많은) 아이를 낳는, 열매를 맺는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 子を産む, 実を結ぶ, 多産の, 多作の, 豊富な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مثمر, وافر الإثمار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮פורה, שופע, מתרבה‬

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