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Webster 1913 Edition
Pregnant
Preg′nant
,Adj.
1.
Being with young, as a female; having conceived; great with young; breeding; teeming; gravid; preparing to bring forth.
2.
Heavy with important contents, significance, or issue; full of consequence or results; weighty;
“ A pregnant argument.” as,
. pregnant
repliesPrynne.
“ A pregnant brevity.” E. Everett.
3.
Full of promise; abounding in ability, resources, etc.;
as, a
. pregnant
youth[Obs.]
Evelyn.
Wherein the
pregnant
enemy does much. Shakespeare
Pregnant construction
(Rhet.)
, one in which more is implied than is said; as, the beasts trembled forth from their dens, that is, came forth trembling with fright.
Preg′nant
,Noun.
A pregnant woman.
[R.]
Dunglison.
Preg′nant
,Adj.
[F.
prenant
taking. Cf. Pregnable
.] Affording entrance; receptive; yielding; willing; open; prompt.
[Obs.]
“ Pregnant to good pity.” Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pregnant
PREG'NANT
,Adj.
1.
Being with young, as a female; breeding; teeming.2.
Fruitful; fertile; impregnating; as pregnant streams.3.
Full of consequence; as a pregnant instance of infatuation. An egregious and pregnant instance how far virtue surpasses ingenuity.
4.
East to admit or receive.5.
Free; kind; ready; witty; apt. [Not proper.]6.
Plain; clear; evident; full. [Not in use.]Definition 2024
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French
Adjective
prégnant m (feminine singular prégnante, masculine plural prégnants, feminine plural prégnantes)
- (archaic) pregnant
- predominant