1. Adjective
The state of having weight; beaviness; as, the gravity of lead.
2. Adjective
Sobriety of character or demeanor.
3. Adjective
Importance, significance, dignity, etc; hence, seriousness; enormity; as, the gravity of an offense.
4. Adjective
The tendency of a mass of matter toward a center of attraction; esp., the tendency of a body toward the center of the earth; terrestrial gravitation.
5. Adjective
Lowness of tone; -- opposed to acuteness.
6. Noun
(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface; "the more remote the body, the less the gravity"; "the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them"; "gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love" - Albert Einstein
Vocabulary classified under Physics
7. Noun
a solemn and dignified feeling
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone
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