enceinte

/Ỵ:ɳ'se:nt/
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enceinte

She is enceinte and resting in a comfortable chair.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Pregnant, especially in an advanced stage: The word "enceinte" describes a woman who is with child, typically emphasizing a visibly advanced state of pregnancy.
Usage
  • The adjective "enceinte" is a formal, and now somewhat archaic or specialized, term. It is most commonly encountered in historical, literary, or medical contexts. In modern everyday English, "pregnant" is the standard term.
Examples
  • Adjective:
    • The portrait depicted the queen, visibly enceinte, in her royal chambers.
    • In the novel, the character is described as enceinte and confined to her home.
Advanced Usage
  • The term can be used in a metaphorical or literary sense to describe something as full or teeming with potential, though this is rare.
    • The silence was enceinte with unspoken accusations.
Variants and Related Words
  • Pregnancy (n): The condition of being pregnant.
  • Gravid (adj): A technical or literary synonym for pregnant.
  • Expectant (adj): Awaiting the birth of a child (often used as "expectant mother").
Synonyms
  • Pregnant
  • With child
  • Expecting (informal)
Antonyms
  • Nonpregnant
  • Barren (archaic/infertile context)
enceinte

She is enceinte and resting in a comfortable chair.

Adjective
  1. in an advanced stage of pregnancy
    • was big with child
    • was great with child

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