gravitas
/ˈɡravɪtas
/ /ˈɡravɪtɑːs/noun [mass noun]
Dignity, seriousness, or solemnity of manner: a post for which he has the expertise and the gravitas...
- How then to satisfy a general visitor and yet still endow each object with the dignity and gravitas demanded by its place in our heritage?
- She spoke with gravitas about the serious thought and hard work that had gone into making this Easter bonnet parade the event it was.
- Strong Saturnian types exude gravitas and take life seriously.
Synonyms
dignity, seriousness, solemnity, gravity, loftiness, grandeur, decorum, sobriety, sedateness
Origin
Latin, from gravis 'serious'.
- mother plane
- mother plant
- mother queen
- mother-right
- mother root
- mothers and fathers
- mother's boy
- mother's brother
- mother's child
- mother's darling
- mother's daughter
- Mother's Day
- mother's help
- mother ship
- Mother Shipton
- mothersick
- mothersickness
- mother's knee
- mother's little helper
- mothers' meeting
- mother's meeting
- mother's milk
- mother's pet
- mother's ruin
- mother's side