Sinhala Dictionary definitions for prose
prose 🔊 /pɹowˈz/
prose : ගැදි
prose : ගද්ය
prose : ගද්ය රචනාව
prose : ගද්යය
prose definition
Noun.
- The ordinary language of men in speaking or writing; language not cast in poetical measure or rhythm; -- contradistinguished from verse, or metrical composition.
- Hence, language which evinces little imagination or animation; dull and commonplace discourse.
- A hymn with no regular meter, sometimes introduced into the Mass. See Sequence.
Adjective.
- Pertaining to, or composed of, prose; not in verse; as, prose composition.
- Possessing or exhibiting unpoetical characteristics; plain; dull; prosaic; as, the prose duties of life.
Transitive verb.
- To write in prose.
- To write or repeat in a dull, tedious, or prosy way.
Intransitive verb. To write prose.