different between propense vs protense

English

Etymology

From Latin pr?pensus, perfect passive participle of pr?pende?.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?ns

Adjective

propense (comparative more propense, superlative most propense)

1. (archaic) Leaning toward, in a moral sense; inclined; disposed; prone
   • 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

• propensely
• propenseness
• propensity

References

• propense in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• Epperson, prepones, propenes

Italian

Adjective

propense

1. feminine plural of propenso

Verb

propense

1. feminine plural of propenso

Latin

Adjective

pr?p?nse

1. vocative masculine singular of pr?p?nsus

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

English

Latin

Participle

pr?t?nse

1. vocative masculine singular of pr?t?nsus