gravid

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɡrævɪd/ UK /ˈɡrævɪd/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
pregnant; full of eggs; heavy with significance

The gravid mare was kept in a quiet stall.

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Synonyms

1 adj · pregnant; full of eggs;... pregnant expectant heavy laden teeming

Opposites

barren empty

Word family

Derived forms graviditygravidlygravidness

Related forms gravity grave gravamen

Etymology

From Latin gravidus ('laden, pregnant'), from gravis ('heavy').

gravidus Latin gravis Latin

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# gravid

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈɡrævɪd
**IPA (UK):** ˈɡrævɪd

## Meanings
1. pregnant; full of eggs; heavy with significance

## Examples
- The gravid mare was kept in a quiet stall.

## Synonyms
- pregnant
- expectant
- heavy
- laden
- teeming

## Antonyms
- barren
- empty

## Derived Forms
- gravidity
- gravidly
- gravidness

## Related Forms
- gravity
- grave
- gravamen

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: gravidus
- Root: gravis

## Etymology
From Latin gravidus ('laden, pregnant'), from gravis ('heavy').

## AI Etymology
Gravid comes from Latin gravidus ('laden, pregnant'), from gravis ('heavy'). The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As an adjective, it carries the sense "pregnant; full of eggs; heavy with significance", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Latin gravidus and Latin gravis. Derivative forms include gravidity, gravidly, gravidness; related words include gravity, grave, gravamen.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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