Prose

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Prose

Prose : உரைநடை

Prose : உரைநடை

Prose definition

Noun.

  1. The ordinary language of men in speaking or writing; language not cast in poetical measure or rhythm; -- contradistinguished from verse, or metrical composition.
  2. Hence, language which evinces little imagination or animation; dull and commonplace discourse.
  3. A hymn with no regular meter, sometimes introduced into the Mass. See Sequence.

Adjective.

  1. Pertaining to, or composed of, prose; not in verse; as, prose composition.
  2. Possessing or exhibiting unpoetical characteristics; plain; dull; prosaic; as, the prose duties of life.

Transitive verb.

  1. To write in prose.
  2. To write or repeat in a dull, tedious, or prosy way.

Intransitive verb. To write prose.