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prolificacy

noun

Definition of prolificacynext
as in fecundity

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  1. fecundity
  2. productivity
  3. fertility
  4. prolificity
  5. ingenuity
  6. creativeness
Noun
  • Because of hijras’ ability to confer fecundity as devoted representatives of the mother goddess Bahuchara Mata, they are frequently invited to bless newborn boys and perform at their homes by dancing and singing.
    — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
  • But amidst said lots and open spaces are acres of marsh and flooded forests, and the Audubon Louisiana Nature Center stands apart as a place to interpret all this fecundity.
    — Outside, Outside, 17 Feb. 2026
Definition of fecundity
Noun
  • Track how workforce capability, technology and job redesign change revenue, margin, productivity or other relevant outcomes per person.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • And not only that, but its productivity gains bring stability to the American economy.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of productivity
Noun
  • Knowing sooner that fibroids could cause this much damage to my fertility could have changed things.
    — As told to Ayren Jackson-Cannady, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2026
  • For more than a decade, reality TV star Porsha Williams has given fans a window into her life, from fertility struggles to the aftermath of her divorce.
    — Gayle King, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of fertility
Noun
  • That was a good story on the heels of the Rose Bowl, but it was cast aside a bit given Rising’s prolificity.
    — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Or is your own adrenaline enough to power this degree of prolificity?
    — Danielle Stein Chizzik, Town & Country, 21 Apr. 2016
Definition of prolificity
Noun
  • The scope and ingenuity of scrying continually boggle the mind.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Detroit won 31-29, but the lopsided blow-by-blow revealed the ingenuity of their staffs and players.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of ingenuity
Noun
  • But without freedom, Berdyaev writes, creativeness is impossible.
    — Andrew McDiarmid, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Definition of creativeness
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“Prolificacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prolificacy. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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