nonpregnant C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /nɑnˈprɛɡnənt/ UK /nɒnˈprɛɡnənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj not pregnant The study compared hormone levels in pregnant and nonpregnant subjects. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not pregnant unpregnantnongravid ↔ Opposites pregnantgravidexpecting Word family Related forms pregnantpregnancy Etymology AI details From non- ('not') + pregnant, from Latin praegnans ('with child'), from prae- ('before') + a root related to gnasci/nasci ('to be born'). non Latin praegnans Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # nonpregnant **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /nɑnˈprɛɡnənt/ **IPA (UK):** /nɒnˈprɛɡnənt/ ## Meanings 1. not pregnant ## Examples - The study compared hormone levels in pregnant and nonpregnant subjects. ## Synonyms - unpregnant - nongravid ## Antonyms - pregnant - gravid - expecting ## Related Forms - pregnant - pregnancy ## Roots and Affixes - Root: non - Root: praegnans ## Etymology From non- ('not') + pregnant, from Latin praegnans ('with child'), from prae- ('before') + a root related to gnasci/nasci ('to be born'). ## AI Etymology Nonpregnant is from non- ('not') + pregnant, from Latin praegnans ('with child'), from prae- ('before') + a root related to gnasci/nasci ('to be born'). Important recorded forms include non (Latin) and praegnans (Latin). Morphologically, the non- element marks negation or exclusion while the base supplies the domain being denied. The modern sense is largely compositional: the word names the absence, exclusion, or opposite of the base idea. In current use it covers not pregnant. The wider family includes related words such as pregnant and pregnancy. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown