First Known Use: 1869
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gravitas
noun grav·i·tas \ˈgra-və-ˌtäs, -ˌtas\
: a very serious quality or manner
Full Definition of GRAVITAS
: high seriousness (as in a person's bearing or in the treatment of a subject)
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Origin of GRAVITAS
Latin
Rhymes with GRAVITAS
biogas, biomass, bottled gas, cabin class, channel bass, cocktail glass, come to pass, demitasse, dressing glass, fiberglass, forward pass, gallowglass, Hallowmas, hippocras, isinglass, laughing gas, lemongrass, looking glass, Loveland Pass, lower-class, master class, middle-class, Montparnasse, opera glass, outlet pass, overclass, overpass, Plexiglas, Rogers Pass, ruby glass, safety glass, sassafras, second-class, shovel pass, solar mass, solemn mass, superclass, tourist class, underclass, underpass, upper-class, votive mass, water glass, weatherglass, working-class
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