per se
/pɚˈseɪ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Without determination by or involvement of extraneous factors; by its very nature.
adv
As the principle of its own determination and positing itself.
adv
Not leaving discretion to the judge to take into account additional factors that could rebut the judgment, deriving the qualification from the statute.
adj
Positing itself and being a principle of its own determination.
adj
That does not leave discretion to the judge to take into account additional factors that could rebut the judgment, deriving the qualification from the statute.
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonyms: by definition, by nature, essentially, in essence, ipso facto, intrinsically; see also Thesaurus:intrinsically"
- "Some people say that a hangover is caused by impurities in the drink, not by the alcohol per se."
- "They say he is a very man per se, And stands alone."
- "A proposition is per se known as regards itself , but not per se known as regards us, when it has no medium of proof a priori, nor is its truth directly and immediately evident to us on first apprehending the terms."
- "What words actionable. to subject the offender to contempt, and deprive him of public confidence, and to accuse one who is a notary public of procuring a false affidavit to be made before him is libelous and actionable per se."
- "Always have the greatest excesses and the most reprehensible practices been committed when backed up by or given the sanction of religion. But all this represents no derogation of the original phallic cult per se. It merely proves that the gods have always been what we have made them."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /pɚˈseɪ/
- British English: /pəˈseɪ/