Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Seriousness or solemnity in demeanor or treatment.
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- noun Seriousness in
bearing or manner;dignity . - noun figuratively
substance ,weight .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun formality in bearing and appearance
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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He had accumulated an air of standing, toting around great sacks of what they call gravitas.
Under the Buttonwood Tree (Excerpt) Joshua Moses 2011
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One man's "gravitas" is a good many more people's "aloof toff" in my opinion.
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I think Clinton would bring a certain gravitas as a former President that no other candidate could possible bring to the table.
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Convention dictates that one must have a lot of microbes (sorry) buzzing around doing all sorts of micro-work; it emerges when an organization gets to a certain size and starts believing that it needs microbes because it is now "big" and must have girth (only they call it "gravitas").
Management 2010
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I think Clinton would bring a certain gravitas as a former President that no other candidate could possible bring to thetable.
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I think Clinton would bring a certain gravitas as a former President that no other candidate could possible bring to the table.
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Just as the Halloween sequels have been given a certain gravitas by the continuing appearances of Donald Pleasence, the Saw series have always used to the compelling presence of Mr. Bell to give it a certain edge.
Scott Mendelson: Huff Post Review: Saw VII 3D (2010) Scott Mendelson 2010
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Convention dictates that one must have a lot of microbes (sorry) buzzing around doing all sorts of micro-work; it emerges when an organization gets to a certain size and starts believing that it needs microbes because it is now "big" and must have girth (only they call it "gravitas").
performance anxiety 2009
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Just as the Halloween sequels have been given a certain gravitas by the continuing appearances of Donald Pleasence, the Saw series have always used to the compelling presence of Mr. Bell to give it a certain edge.
Scott Mendelson: Huff Post Review: Saw VII 3D (2010) Scott Mendelson 2010
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Convention dictates that one must have a lot of microbes (sorry) buzzing around doing all sorts of micro-work; it emerges when an organization gets to a certain size and starts believing that it needs microbes because it is now "big" and must have girth (only they call it "gravitas").
performance anxiety 2009
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