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NOUN (3)

1. (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface;
- Example: "the more remote the body the less the gravity"
- Example: "the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them"
- Example: "gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love"--Albert Einstein
[syn: gravity, gravitation, gravitational attraction, gravitational force]

2. a manner that is serious and solemn;
[syn: graveness, gravity, sobriety, soberness, somberness, sombreness]

3. a solemn and dignified feeling;
[syn: gravity, solemnity]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Gravity \Grav"i*ty\, n.; pl. Gravities. [L. gravitas, fr. gravis heavy; cf. F. gravit['e]. See Grave, a., Grief.] 1. The state of having weight; beaviness; as, the gravity of lead. [1913 Webster] 2. Sobriety of character or demeanor. "Men of gravity and learning." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

gravity n 1: (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface; "the more remote the body the less the gravity"; "the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them"; "gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love"--Albert Einstein [syn: gravity, gravitation, gravitational attraction, gravitational force] 2: a manner that is serious and solemn [syn: graveness, gravity, sobriety, soberness, somberness, sombreness] 3: a solemn and dignified feeling [syn: gravity, solemnity] [ant: levity]