gravity
Of an activity such as a ceremony, a person's conduct, etc.: the quality of being deeply serious and solemn, especially in a dignified manner; seriousness, solemnity; a serious or solemn thing, such as a matter, a comment, etc.
Other meanings
Of an activity, situation, words, etc.: the quality of having important or serious consequences; importance, seriousness.
The lowness in pitch of a note, a sound, etc.
Example sentences
Word history
From French "gravité" (seriousness, solemnity; severity; (physics) gravity).
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This definition is adapted from “gravity” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.