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graveness

noun

Definition of gravenessnext
as in intentness
a mental state free of jesting or trifling the doctor's unexpected graveness warned us that the news was bad

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  1. gravity
  2. seriousness
  3. earnestness
Noun
  • Now life was like that; some days fine and firm and full of whatever, while other days the hoarse bark of the neighbors’ dog or a friend’s grim diagnosis and her body succumbed to an emotional gravity that pulled her into a free fall.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Against logic and gravity, though, Kelce revived himself last season.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of gravity
Noun
  • The piece suggests that treating the remarks as a joke does not resolve their seriousness.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • While his injuries may make incarceration unlikely, the seriousness of his conduct cannot be overlooked.
    — Christina Hall, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of seriousness
Noun
  • Elizabeth Strout illustrates a kind man with an endearing earnestness about him who struggles with the fact that the world is not so simple anymore.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The diaries—particularly in Julian Sachs’s unexpurgated version, which captures Pavese’s alternating earnestness, archness, and pungent vulgarity—pose something of a problem.
    — Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of earnestness
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“Graveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graveness. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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