English-Thai Dictionary

prolific

ADJ ที่ มีลูก ดก  productive ti-me-luk-dok

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROLIFIC, PROLIFICAL

a.[L. proles, offspring, and facio, to make. ] 1. Producing young or fruit; fruitful; generative; productive; applied to animals and plants; as a prolific female; a prolific tree.
2. Productive; having the quality of generating; as a controversy prolific of evil consequences; a prolific brain.
3. A prolific flower, [prolifer,] in botany is one which produces a second flower from its own substance, or which has smaller flowers growing out of the principal one. But proliferous is commonly used.

 

PROLIFICACY

n.Fruitfulness; great productiveness.

 

PROLIFICALLY

adv. Fruitfully; with great increase.

 

PROLIFICATION

n.[See Prolific. ] The generation of young or of plants. 1. In botany, the production of a second flower from the substance of the first. This is either from the center of a simple flower, or from the side of an aggregate flower.

 

PROLIFICNESS

n.The state of being prolific.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROLIFIC

Pro *lif "ic, a. Etym: [F. prolifique, fr. L. proles offspring (from pro for, forward + the root of alere to nourish ) + facere to make. See Adult, Old, and Fact. ]

 

1. Having the quality of generating; producing young or fruit; generative; fruitful; productive; -- applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc. ; -- usually with the implied idea of frequent or numerous production; as, a prolific tree, female, and the like.

 

2. Serving to produce; fruitful of results; active; as, a prolific brain; a controversy prolific of evil.

 

3. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Proliferous.

 

PROLIFICACY

PROLIFICACY Pro *lif "ic *a *cy, n.

 

Defn: Prolificness. [R.]

 

PROLIFICAL

PROLIFICAL Pro *lif "ic *al, a.

 

Defn: Producing young or fruit abundantly; fruitful; prolific. -- Pro *lif "ic *al *ly, adv.

 

PROLIFICATE

Pro *lif "ic *ate, v. t. Etym: [See Prolific. ]

 

Defn: To make prolific; to fertilize; to impregnate. Sir T. Browne.

 

PROLIFICATION

Pro *lif `i *ca "tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. prolification, LL. prolificatio.]

 

1. The generation of young.

 

2. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Reproduction by the growth of a plant, or part of a plant, directly from an older one, or by gemmæ.

 

PROLIFICNESS

PROLIFICNESS Pro *lif "ic *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being prolific; fruitfulness; prolificacy.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

prolific

pro lif ic |prəˈlifik prəˈlɪfɪk | ▶adjective 1 (of a plant, animal, or person ) producing much fruit or foliage or many offspring: in captivity, tigers are prolific breeders. • (of an artist, author, or composer ) producing many works: he was a prolific composer of operas. • (of a sports player ) high-scoring: a prolific home-run hitter. 2 present in large numbers or quantities; plentiful: mahogany was once prolific in the tropical forests. • (of a river, area, or season of the year ) characterized by plentiful wildlife or produce: the prolific rivers and lakes of Franklin County. DERIVATIVES pro lif i ca cy |-ikəsē |noun, pro lif i cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb, pro lif ic ness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin prolificus, from Latin proles ‘offspring ’ (see proliferous ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

prolific

pro |lif ¦ic |prəˈlɪfɪk | ▶adjective 1 (of a plant, animal, or person ) producing much fruit or foliage or many offspring: in captivity tigers are prolific breeders. • (of an artist, author, or composer ) producing many works: he was a prolific composer of operas. • (of a sports player ) high-scoring: a prolific goalscorer. 2 present in large numbers or quantities; plentiful: mahogany was once prolific in the tropical forests. • characterized by plentiful wildlife or produce: the prolific rivers around Galway. DERIVATIVES prolificacy noun, prolifically adverb, prolificness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin prolificus, from Latin proles ‘offspring ’ (see proliferous ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

prolific

prolific adjective 1 a prolific crop of tomatoes: plentiful, abundant, bountiful, profuse, copious, luxuriant, rich, lush; fruitful, fecund; literary plenteous, bounteous. 2 a prolific composer: productive, creative, inventive, fertile. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See fertile . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

prolific

prolific adjective 1 the plant bears a prolific crop of large, firm tomatoes: plentiful, abundant, bountiful, profuse, copious, luxuriant, rich, lush, proliferative; fertile, fruitful, fecund; rife, rank; literary plenteous, bounteous; rare proliferous. 2 he was enormously prolific, writing 263 solo cantatas and arias: productive, creative, inventive, fertile.

 

French Dictionary

prolificité

prolificité n. f. nom féminin littéraire Caractère de ce qui est fécond. : La prolificité d ’une race de brebis. Note Technique Ce mot est de registre littéraire ou technique.

 

Spanish Dictionary

prolífico, -ca

prolífico, -ca adjetivo 1 Que puede reproducirse .2 Que tiene facilidad para engendrar o reproducirse abundante y rápidamente :el conejo y la rata son animales muy prolíficos .3 [persona ] Que tiene una extensa producción artística o científica :Lope de Vega es seguramente el escritor más prolífico de la literatura española .SINÓNIMO fecundo, fértil .4 Que es muy extenso :en 1940 se editó la última novela de su prolífica carrera; contrató a intérpretes locales para vestir sus composiciones con el sabor de la zona, como ocurre con la prolífica lista de percusionistas que aparecen en el disco .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

prolific

pro lif ic /prəlɪ́fɪk /形容詞 1 〈作家 音楽家が 〉多作の ; 〈経歴などが 〉功績の多い ; 〈植物が 〉実りの多い ; 〈スポーツ選手が 〉得点力のある .2 〈動物 植物が 〉多産の ; 繁殖力のある .3 〈川などが 〉肥沃 （ひよく ）な .4 ｟かたく 文 ｠〖通例be ～〗 «…に » 富む «in , of » .pro l í f i cal ly /-k (ə )li /副詞