prolificness

noun

Definition of prolificnessnext
as in productivity

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  1. productivity
  2. fecundity
  3. prolificity
  4. fertility
  5. ingenuity
  6. creativity
  7. creativeness
  8. inventiveness
Noun
  • University of Central Arkansas economist Jeremy Horpedahl was stunned by Polson's productivity.
    — TODD WALLACK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Despite the tremendous promise of artificial intelligence, its productivity dividend has yet to materialize.
    — Daron Acemoglu, Time, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of productivity
Noun
  • But those who crowded into Krasner’s 1958 show at Martha Jackson’s New York gallery, her first since Pollock’s death, encountered her Earth Green series—paintings that exploded in vibrant color and exuded life, sensuality, fecundity, and freedom.
    — Mary Gabriel, Air Mail, 3 Oct. 2026
  • But the fecundity of the land is no match for the Trasks’ failure to flourish.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of fecundity
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
  • About two-thirds of humanity now lives in countries where fertility is too low for each generation to replace itself.
    — Daron Acemoglu, Time, 7 Nov. 2026
  • For more on the midterm implications, go here; and for more on the fertility procedure, go here.
    — Damian Garde, STAT, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of fertility
Noun
  • The opportunity now is to expand their reach, drawing more fully on the investment, expertise and ingenuity of South Florida’s business community.
    — Steven Vollmer, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
  • His nicknames usually reflect his role as a catalyst—The Initiator, The Originator, The Godfather—yet less so his ingenuity and down-home dedication.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of ingenuity
Noun
  • But processing information is not the same as exercising human judgment — especially when problems involve context, ambiguity, ethics and creativity.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Catherine Thomas, managing director of Art Acumen, whose work explores creativity, cultural participation and workplace experience, sees a similar tension in professional life.
    — Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of creativity
Noun
  • But without freedom, Berdyaev writes, creativeness is impossible.
    — Andrew McDiarmid, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Definition of creativeness
Noun
  • There’s a lot of bright anti-establishment humor in Darko, and Kelly demonstrates a nimble inventiveness in fusing various narrative forms.
    — Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026
  • And the protesters’ grit, wit, inventiveness, and fearlessness have dented Modi’s authority like nothing else has in the past 12 years.
    — Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of inventiveness
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