propense
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin prōpensus, perfect passive participle of prōpendeō.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
propense (comparative more propense, superlative most propense)
- (archaic) Leaning toward, in a moral sense; inclined; disposed; prone
- women propense to holiness
- 1739, David Hume, Treatise of Human Nature Book 3: Of Morals
- The most immediate effects of pleasure and pain are the propense and averse motions of the mind; which are diversified into volition, into desire and aversion, grief and joy, hope and fear
- 1668, Desiderius Erasmus, translated by John Wilson, The Praise of Folly:
- […] women are so earnestly delighted with this kind of men, as being more propense by nature to pleasure and toys.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “propense”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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propense f pl
Participle edit
propense f pl
Latin edit
Adjective edit
prōpēnse
References edit
- “propense”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “propense”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers