gravity Meaning & Definition
What Does Gravity Mean?
Gravity is a noun that means Senses relating to seriousness. 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. It can also mean 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.
Gravity at a Glance
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //ˈɡɹævɪti// |
| Syllables | 1 |
| Synonyms | solemnity, somberness and sobriety |
| Antonyms | levity |
| Plural | gravities |
Gravity Definition (Noun)
- Senses relating to seriousness.
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.
I hope you appreciate the gravity of the situation.
- 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.
- Of an activity, situation, words, etc.: the quality of having important or serious consequences; importance, seriousness.
I hope you appreciate the gravity of the situation.
- Authority, influence, weight; also, used as a title for a person with authority or influence.
- Senses relating to physical qualities.
The lowness in pitch of a note, a sound, etc.
Synonym of gravitation (“the fundamental force of attraction which exists between all matter in the universe that tends to draw bodies towards each other, due to matter causing the curvature of spacetime”); also, a physical law attempting to account for the phenomena of this force.
Aristotelian gravity Newtonian gravity
- The lowness in pitch of a note, a sound, etc.
- Synonym of gravitation (“the fundamental force of attraction which exists between all matter in the universe that tends to draw bodies towards each other, due to matter causing the curvature of spacetime”); also, a physical law attempting to account for the phenomena of this force.
Aristotelian gravity Newtonian gravity
- Synonym of g-force (“the acceleration of a body relative to the freefall acceleration due to any local gravitational field, expressed in multiples of g0 (the mean acceleration due to gravity (sense 2.2.1) at the Earth's surface)”). Dated except in centre of gravity: specific gravity or relative density (“a dimensionless measure which is the ratio of the mass of a substance to that of some reference substance (chiefly an equal volume of water at 4°C)”); also, heaviness, weight.
- Synonym of g-force (“the acceleration of a body relative to the freefall acceleration due to any local gravitational field, expressed in multiples of g0 (the mean acceleration due to gravity (sense 2.2.1) at the Earth's surface)”).
- Dated except in centre of gravity: specific gravity or relative density (“a dimensionless measure which is the ratio of the mass of a substance to that of some reference substance (chiefly an equal volume of water at 4°C)”); also, heaviness, weight.
- The tendency to have weight and thus move downwards, formerly believed to be an inherent quality of some objects.
- The quality of being unable or unwilling to move quickly; heaviness, sluggishness.
Synonyms of Gravity
Gravity synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Gravity
Gravity in a Sentence
I hope you appreciate the gravity of the situation.
Aristotelian gravity Newtonian gravity
Word Forms & Grammar
gravity (countable and uncountable, plural gravities)
Words That Rhyme With Gravity
Origin of Gravity
Borrowed from French gravité (“seriousness, solemnity; severity; (physics) gravity”), or from its etymon Latin gravitās (“heaviness, weight; seriousness; severity”), equivalent to grave (“serious”) + -ity (suffix forming nouns, especially abstract nouns). Gravitās is derived from gravis (“heavy; grave, serious”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- (“heavy”)) + -tās (suffix forming feminine abstract nouns indicating states of being). The English word was first used figuratively, and gained the senses relating to physical qualities in the 17th century.[1] Doublet of gravitas.
Gravity Pronunciation
Gravity is pronounced //ˈɡɹævɪti// and has 1 syllable.
Questions People Ask About Gravity
What part of speech is gravity?
Gravity is a noun.
What is another word for gravity?
Words with a similar meaning to gravity include solemnity, somberness and sobriety. See the full list of gravity synonyms and antonyms.
What is the opposite of gravity?
The opposite of gravity is levity.
What is the plural of gravity?
The plural of gravity is gravities.