grav·i·tas (gr v  -täs )n. 1. Substance; weightiness: a frivolous biography that lacks the gravitas of its subject. 2. A serious or dignified demeanor: "Our national father figure needs gravitas, [but] he's pitched himself as the kid brother" (John Leo). [Latin gravit  s, heaviness, seriousness; see gravity.] |
gravitas [ˈgrævɪˌtæs]
n
seriousness, solemnity, or importance
[from Latin gravitās weight, from gravis heavy]
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| Noun | 1. | gravitas - formality in bearing and appearance; "he behaved with great dignity" |
gravitas
noun seriousness, gravity, solemnity a man with all the gravitas you might expect of a Booker prize winner
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