gravity

Meaning

1. The state or condition of having weight; weight; heaviness.
2. The state or condition of being grave; seriousness.
3. The lowness of a note.
4. The force at the Earth's surface, of the attraction by the Earth's masses, and the centrifugal pseudo-force caused by the Earth's rotation, resulting from gravitation.
5. Gravitation, the universal force exercised by two bodies onto each other.
6. Specific gravity.

Synonyms

seriousness

gravitation

solemnity

weight

heaviness

importance

graveness

gravitational force

severity

earnestness

dignity

gravitational attraction

soberness

attraction

significance

sobriety

balance

weightiness

consequence

gravitas

leadenness

stodginess

scales

staidness

sombreness

somberness

severeness

sedateness

worth

attractive force

gr

gr.

saturninity

saturnineness

attraction force

allure

intelligent falling

appeal

austerity

authoritativeness

beefiness

degree

force of gravity

g

g

grace

impressiveness

invocation

modesty

momentousness

personal magnetism

pith

poise

ponderosity

preciousness

presence

pull

respect

richness

rigor

rigour

severity code

valuableness

worthiness

drawing power

gravity potential

terrestrial attraction

Hyphenated as

grav‧i‧ty

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɹævɪti/

Etymology

Cognate with French: gravité

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin gravitās (“weight”) (compare French gravité), from gravis (“heavy”). Doublet of gravitas. First attested in the 16th century.