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