Main Entry: preg·nant

Pronunciation: \ˈpreg-nənt\

Function: 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