pregnantnessn.1
/ˈprɛɡnəntnəs/, U.S. /ˈprɛɡnən(t)nəs/ rare.
= pregnancy n.1 (in various senses).
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the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > pregnancy or gestation > [noun]
pregnation?a1425
gravidation1450
pregnancyc1487
conceytatea1500
greatnessa1500
tympany1580
childbearing1612
gestation1615
ingravidation1615
gravidity1651
pregnantness1727
utero-gestation1775
baby-making1827
situation1829
enceinteship1841
tecnogonia1860
infanticipation1934
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [noun] > vigour, quickness
vivacity?a1475
quicknessc1475
quickwittedness1616
eyetooth1706
pregnantness1727
ready-wittedness1815
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Pregnantness, a being great with Child;..also (of Invention, Wit, etc.) Ripeness, Quickness.
1996 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 3 Mar. 15 There's me in my big pregnantness on the table. What I think is so wonderful is that Piper unborn was part of that history and that experience.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
† pregnantnessn.2
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
= pregnancy n.2
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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > process of reasoning, ratiocination > argument, source of conviction > [noun] > strength of argument
strength?c1400
of…validity1581
logic1601
pregnancy1622
solidity1646
cogency1690
pregnantness1727
validness1727
cogence1782
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Pregnantness,..(spoken of Evidence or Proof) Strength.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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