Emily Dickinson Lexicon

propounded, verbal adj. [see propound, v.] (webplay: candidate).

Possible; potential; prospective; [fig.] recommended for religious consecration; [Congregational Church] proposed for membership; named as a candidate for communion; notified as a potential new member; suggested for nomination, candidacy, and election.

propriety, n. [ME < Fr. < L. proprietāt-em; see property.]

Civility; dignity; courtesy; decency; politeness; decorum; grace; modesty; genteelness; gentlemanly conduct; good manners; correct behavior.

prosaic, adj. [Med. L. prōsaic-us; see prose, n.] (webplay: days, poetical).

Ordinary; plain; drab; dull; dreary; colorless; uninspiring.

prose, n. [Fr. < L. prōsa, straightforward discourse, accentual hymn in which prose pronunciation and order is used < prōs-us, straightforward, straight, direct.]

Ordinary language; uninspired expression; unimaginative discourse; dull, commonplace words.

prospect (-'s), n. [L. prōspect-us, look out, view < prō, forward + specěre, look.] (webplay: landscape, retrospective, view).

1. View; vista; outlook; scene; extent of land visible to the eye.
2. Foresight; expectation; anticipation; vision of future events; act of looking forward in time. (930/811, 995/1014)
3. [Fig.] imminent approach of winter.

prospective, n. [see prospect, n.]

1. Potential; possibility; future opportunity.
2. Anticipation; pleasurable expectation; idea of potential enjoyment; preconceived belief that something will bring happiness.
3. Prophecy; prediction; prognosis.
4. [Fig.] innocence; naivety; blissful ignorance; lack of experience with the difficulties of life.
5. Extrapolation; inference; [possible word play] perspective; foreshortened viewpoint; artistic skill of representing a full picture in a two-dimensional medium from a contained point of view.

prosperity, n. [ME < Fr. < L. prosperitās, good fortune, success, prosperity < prosper-us, favorable, fortunate, prosperous.] (webplay: advance, pursuit).

Success; abundance; affluence; well-being; material ease; financial stability; thriving condition; good fortune; freedom from difficulty.

prosy, adj. [see prose, n.] (webplay: days).

Ordinary; [fig.] calm; mild; still; quiet; placid; not unusually rough; not violent or stormy.

protect (-ed, -s), v. [L. prōteg-ěre, cover in front, protect, defend < prō + teg-ěre, cover.]

1. Cover; shield; guard; defend; preserve; make safe; make secure; keep from danger.
2. Shield from punishment; [fig.] justify; cleanse; make pure; make holy; declare free from sin.

protection, n. [see protect, v.] (webplay: foreign).

Preservation; safety; security; guardianship; safekeeping; refuge; sanctuary; freedom from danger.