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gravid

adjective
grav·​id | \ ˈgra-vÉ™d How to pronounce gravid (audio) \

Definition of gravid

1 : pregnant gravid mares
2 : distended with or full of eggs a gravid fish
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Other Words from gravid

gravidity \ gra-​ˈvi-​dÉ™-​tÄ“ How to pronounce gravidity (audio) \ noun

Synonyms & Antonyms for gravid

Synonyms

big, caught, enceinte, expectant, expecting, gone, heavy, pregnant, quick [archaic]

Antonyms

nonpregnant

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When Should You Use gravid?

Gravid comes from Latin gravis, meaning "heavy." It can refer to a female who is literally pregnant, and it also has the figurative meanings of pregnant: "full or teeming" and "meaningful." Thus, a writer may be gravid with ideas as she sits down to write; a cloud may be gravid with rain; or a speaker may make a gravid pause before announcing his remarkable findings.

Examples of gravid in a Sentence

the patient is a gravid woman in her seventh month

Recent Examples on the Web

 Heritage Restaurant & Caviar Bar opened in early August, the week of the Sturgeon Moon, which is when the Algonquins believed the Great Lakes teemed with gravid fish. — Mike Sula, Chicago Reader, "Heritage Restaurant & Caviar Bar is more than big-ticket fish eggs," 27 Sep. 2017

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First Known Use of gravid

1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for gravid

Latin gravidus, from gravis heavy

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gravid

adjective
grav·​id | \ ˈgrav-É™d How to pronounce gravid (audio) \

Medical Definition of gravid

: pregnant

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