Prolific vs Pretentious - What's the difference?
prolific | pretentious |
As adjectives the difference between prolific and pretentious is that prolific is prolific while pretentious is marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.
prolific English
Alternative forms
* prolifick (obsolete)
Adjective
( en adjective)
Fertile, producing offspring or fruit in abundance — applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc.
Similarly producing results or works in abundance
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=September 7
, author=Dominic Fifield
, title=England start World Cup campaign with five-goal romp against Moldova
, work=The Guardian
citation
, page=
, passage=The most obvious beneficiary of the visitors' superiority was Frank Lampard. By the end of the night he was perched 13th in the list of England's most prolific goalscorers, having leapfrogged Sir Geoff Hurst to score his 24th and 25th international goals. No other player has managed more than the Chelsea midfielder's 11 in World Cup qualification ties, with this a display to roll back the years.}}
Synonyms
* fertile
* (fertile, producing offspring or fruit in abundance) fecund
* (producing results or works in abundance) See also
Derived terms
* prolificacy
* prolifically
* prolificity
* prolificness
References
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pretentious English
Alternative forms
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Adjective
( en adjective)
Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.
- Their song titles are pretentious in the context of their basic lyrics.
Ostentatious; intended to impress others.
- Her dress was obviously more pretentious than comfortable.
Synonyms
* poseur
* See also
Antonyms
* unpretentious
Derived terms
* pretentiously
* pretentiousness
Related terms
* pretend
* pretender
* pretense
* pretension
References
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