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Definition of gravitas noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gravitas

noun

/ˈɡrævɪtɑːs/,

/ˈɡrævɪtæs/

/ˈɡrævɪtɑːs/,

/ˈɡrævɪtæs/

[uncountable] (formal)

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the quality of being serious synonym seriousness
- a book of extraordinary gravitas
Word OriginLatin, from gravis ‘serious’.

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