gravity

Speech parts

1. gravity - Noun

2. gravity - Adjective

Meaning

The state of having weight; beaviness; as, the gravity of lead.

Sobriety of character or demeanor.

Importance, significance, dignity, etc; hence, seriousness; enormity; as, the gravity of an offense.

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.

Lowness of tone; -- opposed to acuteness.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

solemnity gravitational force importance attraction severity gravitation sobriety earnestness weight seriousness somberness sombreness soberness graveness weightiness
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Antonyms

levity jinks play comedy fun satire
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Hypernyms

feeling attraction sincerity earnestness seriousness serious-mindedness

Hyponyms

sincerity earnestness seriousness solar gravity

Phrases with the word

gravity star gravity centre milk specific gravity measuring device gravity center einstein's general theory of gravity einstein's special theory of gravity

Derivatives

gravities

Examples

Love is metaphysical gravity. Buckminster Fuller

You can't blame gravity for falling in love. Albert Einstein

Opinion is like a pendulum and obeys the same law. If it goes past the centre of gravity on one side, it must go a like distance on the other; and it is only after a certain time that it finds the true point at which it can remain at rest. Arthur Schopenhauer

In the school I went to, they asked a kid to prove the law of gravity and he threw the teacher out of the window. Rodney Dangerfield

Gravity is a contributing factor in nearly 73 percent of all accidents involving falling objects. Dave Barry

The gravity of the earth is so strong that the old grey man walks crooked. Armenian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

gravitropy Gravitt graviturbation gravity acceleration gravity assist gravity bomb