gravitas

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin gravitās (weight, heaviness)

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gravitas (uncountable)

  1. Seriousness in bearing or manner; dignity.
  2. (figuratively) substance, weight.

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Frequently used in a jocular or stilted sense.

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gravitas

  1. present of graviti

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gravitas

  1. second-person singular past historic of graviter

[edit] Latin

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From gravis (heavy) +‎ -itās

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gravitās (genitive gravitātis); f, third declension

  1. weight, heaviness
  2. severity, harshness
  3. importance, presence, influence
  4. gravity
  5. pregnancy

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Number Singular Plural
nominative gravitās gravitātēs
genitive gravitātis gravitātum
dative gravitātī gravitātibus
accusative gravitātem gravitātēs
ablative gravitāte gravitātibus
vocative gravitās gravitātēs

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gravitas

  1. Second-person singular (tu) present indicative of verb gravitar.

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gravitas (infinitive gravitar)

  1. Informal second-person singular () present indicative form of gravitar.
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