prose

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈpɹəʊz/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈpɹoʊz/

Noun

prose (uncountable)

1. Language, particularly written language, not intended as poetry.

   Though known mostly for her prose, she also produced a small body of excellent poems.

2. Language which evinces little imagination or animation; dull and commonplace discourse.
3. (Roman Catholicism) A hymn with no regular meter, sometimes introduced into the Mass.

Antonyms

• poetry, verse

Related terms

• prosaic
• prosody

Translations

• French: prose
• German: Prosa
• Italian: prosa
• Portuguese: prosa
• Russian: про́за
• Spanish: prosa

Verb

prose (proses, present participle prosing; past and past participle prosed)

1. To write or repeat in a dull, tedious, or prosy way.
   • 1819, John Keats, Otho the Great, Act I, Scene II, verses 189-190

     Pray, do not prose, good Ethelbert, but speak;

     What is your purpose?

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