Language, particularly written language, not intended as poetry. / Language which evinces little imagination or animation; dull and commonplace discourse.

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

Writing prose; speaking or writing in a tedious or prosy manner.

Tedious talk or writing.

present participle of prose

simple past tense and past participle of prose

plural of prosing

plural of prose

(literature) A literary text written in the manner of prose—without the fixed lines, rhyme, and meter often characteristic of poetry—but nonetheless clearly possessing some of the distinctive attributes of poetry, such as lyrical language, evocation of feeling, vivid imagery, metaphor, and linguistic devices like assonance or alliteration.

A style of writing that favors brevity and simplicity.