propense /pɹəˈpɛns/ adjective2 •(no longer used) Leaning toward, in a moral sense; inclined; disposed; prone.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 — 1739 •[after a noun] (no longer used) Prepense. formsmore propense · most propense