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gravitas.

weight; dignity; gravity; importances, oppressiveness; pregnancy; sickness;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɡra.wɪ.taːs]Classical-Latin[ˈɡraː.vi.tas]

  1. weight, heaviness

    declension-3

  2. gravity, seriousness

    declension-3

  3. severity, harshness

    declension-3
    gravitās caelī

  4. importance, presence, influence

    declension-3

  5. pregnancy

    declension-3

  6. unwholesomeness, heaviness (in affecting one's health)

    declension-3

  7. fetidness, rankness, offensiveness

    declension-3

  8. gravity

    New-Latin · declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us Proto-Italic *gʷraus Latin gravis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin gravitās From gravis (“heavy”) + -tās.

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