prolific
Fertile; producing offspring or fruit in abundance, applied to plants producing fruit,…Fertile; producing offspring or fruit in abundance, applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc.
» Tom is a prolific reader.
Том — дуже активний читач.
Meaning
4 sensesFertile; producing offspring or fruit in abundance, applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc.
fruchtbar
плодови́тыйplodovítyj, плодоно́сныйplodonósnyj, урожа́йныйurožájnyj
bearing in abundance especially offspring
Similarly producing results or performing deeds in abundance.
produktiv
плодови́тыйplodovítyj, продукти́вныйproduktívnyj
продукти́внийproduktývnyj
Of a flower: from which another flower is produced.
Copious; plentiful; abundant.
Examples
18 sentencesTom is a prolific reader.
Том — дуже активний читач.
Tom is prolific.
ruТом плодовитый.
Dickens was a very prolific writer.
ruДиккенс был очень плодовитым писателем.
deDickens war ein sehr produktiver Schriftsteller.
Tom is a prolific fiction writer.
Tom's life was short but prolific.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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By meaning 2
Origin
First use appears c. 1635. From French prolifique and its etymon Latin prōlificus, from prFirst use appears c. 1635. From French prolifique and its etymon Latin prōlificus, from prōlēs (“offspring”) + -ficus (“making”).
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Forms
more prolific, most prolific| Comparative | more prolific Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most prolific Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form