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English
Etymology
From Latin prōpensus, perfect passive participle of prōpendeō.
Pronunciation
Adjective
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.
- (archaic, postpositive) Prepense.
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Italian
Adjective
propense f pl
- feminine plural of propenso
Participle
propense f pl
- feminine plural of propenso
Latin
Adjective
prōpēnse
- vocative masculine singular of prōpēnsus
References
- “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