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‖ gravitas|ˈgrævɪtɑːs, -æ-|
[See gravity.]
= gravity 3.
1924Manch. Guardian Weekly 10 Oct. 313 He never sheds a certain Roman gravitas. 1958Spectator 30 May 698/2 A certain gravitas in the atmosphere of the Scottish universities. 1961Times 2 Aug. 11/6 Its leading articles, and even its news coverage, will have a superb Victorian gravitas. 1961Listener 30 Nov. 901/2 As for the Prime Minister [of Nigeria], to see him at close quarters is to recognize the true gravitas of the statesman. 1969Ibid. 20 Mar. 376/2 Gravitas, the heavy tread of moral earnestness, becomes a bore if it is not accompanied by the light step of intelligence. |