gravis

Meaning

1. (declension-3, two-termination) heavy
2. (declension-3, two-termination) pregnant
3. (declension-3, two-termination) troublesome, hard
4. (declension-3, two-termination) grave, serious
5. (declension-3, two-termination) rank, unpleasant, strong (smell)

Concepts

heavy

important

serious

burdensome

weighty

onerous

pregnant

grave

🪦

expectant

with young

significant

real

key

🔑

considerable

substantial

stodgy

sizable

appreciable

fashous

expecting

full-grown

gravid

grievous

grown-up

heaviness

major

of age

pesky

severe

troublous

unwholesome

with child

roynish

adult

🧑

Opposite of

levis

Synonyms

brutus

praegnans

magnus

molestus

aeger

🤢

sevērus

difficilis

incommodus

Translations

schwer

zwaar

pesado

pesado

pesante

lourd

βαρύς

importante

pesat

greu

importante

belangrijk

ثقيل

ağır

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɡra.wɪs]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *gʷraus, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us, an u-stem adjective regularly enlarged into the i-stem, compare brevis, dulcis, mollis, tenuis, etc. Cognate with Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús), Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌿𐍃 (kaurus, “heavy”), Persian گران (gerân) and Sanskrit गुरु (gurú). See also Latin brūtus.