gravity

🇺🇸 /ˈɡrævəti/ 🇬🇧 /ˈɡrævəti/
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Tags TOP10000Oxford5000
noun
C1

The force that pulls objects toward each other, like how things fall to the ground.

Gravity keeps us on the ground and makes things fall when dropped.

C1

Great importance or seriousness.

The gravity of the situation required immediate action.

R

Serious and respectful behavior or manner.

He spoke with gravity during the important meeting.

translation

n. The force that pulls objects toward each other, like how things fall to the ground.; Great importance or seriousness.; Serious and respectful behavior or manner.

Word Forms

Plural gravities