gravitas

The definition of gravitas is seriousness, dignity and good behavior.

(noun)

An example of gravitas is how a president acts when while giving a speech.

See gravitas in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

reserved dignity; propriety and good taste in behavior and speech, as of a leader or official

See gravitas in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Substance; weightiness: a frivolous biography that lacks the gravitas of its subject.
A serious or dignified demeanor: “Our national father figure needs gravitas, [but] he's pitched himself as the kid brother” (John Leo).

Origin:

Origin: Latin gravitās, heaviness, seriousness; see gravity

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