Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

propense

/pɹəˈpɛns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: propense
IPA: /pɹəˈpɛns/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Leaning toward, in a moral sense; inclined; disposed; prone.

Archaic

adj

Archaic

Example Sentences

"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"
"[…] women are so earnestly delighted with this kind of men, as being more propense by nature to pleasure and toys."

Etymology

From Latin prōpensus, perfect passive participle of prōpendeō.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: prōpensus

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more propense (comparative) most propense (superlative)

Derived Forms

propensed propensely propenseness propensenesse propensity

Rhymes With

sense defense defence intense hence offense expense fence dense tense immense pence

Questions

How do you pronounce propense?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəˈpɛns/.
What does propense mean?: Leaning toward, in a moral sense; inclined; disposed; prone.
Where does propense come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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