PREGNANT


Meaning of PREGNANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpreg-nənt ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin praegnant-, praegnans carrying a fetus, alteration of praegnas, from prae- pre- + -gnas (akin to gignere to give birth to) — more at kin

Date: 14th century

1. archaic : cogent

2. : abounding in fancy, wit, or resourcefulness : inventive

all this has been said…by great and pregnant artists — Times Literary Supplement

3. : rich in significance or implication : meaningful , profound

the pregnant phrases of the Bible — Edmund Wilson

a pregnant pause

4. : containing a developing embryo, fetus, or unborn offspring within the body : gravid

5. : having possibilities of development or consequence : involving important issues : momentous

draw inspiration from the heroic achievements of that pregnant age — Kemp Malone

6. obsolete : inclined , disposed

your own most pregnant and vouchsafed ear — Shakespeare

7. : full , teeming

• preg·nant·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.