gravid
adjective
grav·id ˈgra-vəd 
1
: pregnant
gravid mares
2
: distended with or full of eggs
a gravid fish
gravidity
gra-ˈvi-də-tē
noun 
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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.
Synonyms
- big
- caught
- enceinte
- expectant
- expecting
- gone
- heavy
- pregnant
- quick [archaic]
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Example Sentences
the patient is a gravid woman in her seventh month
Recent Examples on the Web Paloski said the massasauga encountered could be a gravid female about to give birth. 
Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2022 Jay enlisted artist Lukas Geronimas to DJ after dinner, smoothing out what usually ends up as an ad hoc dance party with tipsy guests fighting over the aux cord while those too gravid with barbeque to dance sip ginger ale and watch. Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2022 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, 27 Sep. 2017
Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2022 Jay enlisted artist Lukas Geronimas to DJ after dinner, smoothing out what usually ends up as an ad hoc dance party with tipsy guests fighting over the aux cord while those too gravid with barbeque to dance sip ginger ale and watch. Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2022 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, 27 Sep. 2017 Word History
Etymology
Latin gravidus, from gravis heavy
First Known Use
1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
gravid
adjective
grav·id ˈgrav-əd
: pregnant
gravidity
noun
as in pregnancy
the state of containing unborn young within the body a study examining the effects of gravidity on women's athletic performance Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- pregnancy
- gestation
- conception
- breeding
- spawning
- family way
- procreation
- siring
- begetting
- generation
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- infertility
- barrenness