gravity
grav·i·ty
noun, often attributive \ˈgra-və-tē\ plural grav·i·ties
Definition of GRAVITY
1
a : dignity or sobriety of bearing b : importance, significance; especially : seriousness c : a serious situation or problem
2
: weight
3
a (1) : the gravitational attraction of the mass of the earth, the moon, or a planet for bodies at or near its surface (2) : a fundamental physical force that is responsible for interactions which occur because of mass between particles, between aggregations of matter (as stars and planets), and between particles (as photons) and aggregations of matter, that is 10-39 times the strength of the strong force, and that extends over infinite distances but is dominant over macroscopic distances especially between aggregations of matter —called also gravitation, gravitational force — compare electromagnetism 2a, strong force, weak force b : acceleration of gravity c : specific gravity
Examples of GRAVITY
- <the hospital waiting room was filled with the kind of gravity that inevitably accompanies worry>
Origin of GRAVITY
Middle French or Latin; Middle French gravité, from Latin gravitat-, gravitas, from gravis
First Known Use: 1505
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Synonyms: earnest, graveness, earnestness, intentness, serious-mindedness, seriousness, soberness, sobriety, solemnity, solemnness, staidness
Antonyms: facetiousness, flightiness, flippancy, frivolity, frivolousness, levity, lightheartedness, lightness, play, unseriousness
Related Words: gravitas, humorlessness; decisiveness, deliberation, determination, firmness, purposefulness, resoluteness, resolve; absorption, attentiveness, concentration, engrossment, enthrallment, immersion, intensity
Near Antonyms: lightness, shallowness, superficiality; dalliance, dilettantism; cheerfulness, gaiety (also gayety), glee, high-spiritedness, merriment, mirth
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