Gravitas Definition

grăvĭ-täs
noun
Seriousness or solemnity in demeanor or treatment.
A candidate who lacks gravitas; an article with sufficient gravitas to be compelling.
American Heritage
Weight, as of a leader or official; dignity, seriousness, credibility, etc.
Webster's New World

Seriousness in bearing or manner; dignity.

Wiktionary

(figuratively) Substance, weight.

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Origin of Gravitas

  • Latin gravitās heaviness, seriousness gravity

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin gravitās (“weight, heaviness”)

    From Wiktionary

Gravitas Sentence Examples

  • His role lent a needed air of gravitas to the medical drama.

  • She had the controlled delivery of a singer, a light airiness combined with a certain gravitas.

  • This role requires an individual with real gravitas; someone who others respect and are happy to follow.

  • Find the school that fits you best of all - not the school that has a rank with the most gravitas.

  • The somber black cloth boards and striking silver lettering give the edition gravitas and an appropriately sinister quality.

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