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