gravitasn.
/ˈɡravɪtɑːs//ˈɡravɪtas/ = gravity n. 3.
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the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > gravity or seriousness
peisec1425
poise1457
griefa1513
gravity1533
ponderosity1589
ponderance1600
pitha1616
seriousness1797
ponderation1873
gravitas1924
1924 Manch. Guardian Weekly 10 Oct. 313 He never sheds a certain Roman gravitas.
1958 Spectator 30 May 698/2 A certain gravitas in the atmosphere of the Scottish universities.
1961 Times 2 Aug. 11/6 Its leading articles, and even its news coverage, will have a superb Victorian gravitas.
1961 Listener 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.
1969 Listener 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.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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