gravitas

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 Latin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Inflection 2.2.2 Related terms 2.2.3 Descendants

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin gravitās (“‘weight, heaviness’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP, US): IPA: /ˈgræ.vɪtɑːs/, RP: IPA: /'græv.ɪ.tæs/
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[edit] Noun

gravitas (uncountable)

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

[edit] Usage notes

Frequently used in a jocular or stilted sense.

[edit] Related terms

• gravitate
• gravity

[edit] Translations

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aagirstv
• stravaig

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From gravis (“‘heavy’”)

[edit] Noun

gravitās (genitive gravitātis); f, third declension

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

[edit] Inflection

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

[edit] Related terms

• graviter

[edit] Descendants

Catalan: gravitat f. French: gravité f. Italian: gravità f.

Portuguese: gravidade f. Spanish: gravidad f.