proclive

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English

Etymology

Latin prōclīvis (sloping, inclined).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɹəʊklɪv/
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Adjective

proclive (comparative more proclive, superlative most proclive)

  1. Having a tendency by nature; prone; proclivous.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for proclive”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōclīvis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /proˈkli.ve/
  • Rhymes: -ive
  • Hyphenation: pro‧clì‧ve

Adjective

proclive (plural proclivi)

  1. (literary) prone

Derived terms

Further reading

  • proclive in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Adjective

prōclīve

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of prōclīvis

References

  • proclive”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • proclive in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōclīvis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾoˈklibe/
  • Rhymes: -ibe
  • Syllabification: pro‧cli‧ve

Adjective

proclive m or f (masculine and feminine plural proclives)

  1. inclined, prone
    Synonyms: inclinado, predispuesto, propenso
    • 2022 July 24, Manuel Jabois, quoting Blanca Andreu, “Blanca Andreu, la poeta que triunfó a los 20 años y prefirió desaparecer: “Me halaga que me crean muerta””, in El País:
      Porque una vida tan solitaria no es una vida muy proclive a hacer cosas por los demás.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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