ˈpreɡnənt adj. 1 (of a
woman or
female animal) having a
child or
young developing in
the uterus. 2 full of
meaning;
significant or
suggestive (a pregnant pause). 3 (esp. of a person's mind)
imaginative,
inventive. 4 (foll. by with) plentifully
provided (pregnant
with danger). øpregnant
construction Gram.
one in
which more is implied
than the words express (e.g.
not have a
chance implying of
success etc.). øøpregnantly adv. (in
sense 2). [ME f. F pr÷gnant or L praegnans -antis, earlier praegnas (prob. as
PRAE-, (g)nasci be born)]