[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]