gravitas
Bedeutung, Gewichtigkeit, Würde, Würdehaftigkeit
Seriousness in bearing or mannerSeriousness in bearing or manner; dignity.
UK/ˈɡɹæv.ɪ.tɑːs/US/ˈɡɹævɪtɑs/
» The syntactically Latinate language lends the poem gravitas.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Seriousness in bearing or manner; dignity.
Bedeutung, Gewichtigkeit, Würde
formality in bearing and appearance
(figuratively, uncountable)Substance, weight.
Examples
1 sentencesThe syntactically Latinate language lends the poem gravitas.
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
seriousness:
Origin
Borrowed from Latin gravitās (“weight, heaviness”). Doublet of gravity.Borrowed from Latin gravitās (“weight, heaviness”). Doublet of gravity.
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- formality in bearing and appearance:dignitylordliness
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable