prégnant

See also: pregnant

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praegnantem (“pregnant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁe.ɲɑ̃/, /pʁeɡ.nɑ̃/ ~ /pʁɛɡ.nɑ̃/

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Adjective

prégnant (feminine prégnante, masculine plural prégnants, feminine plural prégnantes)

1. heavy with content, significant, forceful, especially in its effect on the mind; apposite; meaningful
2. (dated, now often considered an anglicism) pregnant

   Synonym: enceinte

Derived terms

• prégnance

 

Further reading

• “prégnant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.