Definitions for gravitas

gravitas grav·i·tas

Spelling: [grav-i-tahs, ‐tas]
IPA: /ˈgræv ɪˌtɑs, ‐ˌtæs/

Gravitas is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 262 anagrams from letters in gravitas (aagirstv).

Definitions for gravitas

noun

  1. seriousness or sobriety, as of conduct or speech.

Origin of gravitas

1920-25; Latin gravitās; see gravity

Examples for gravitas

And, like Adrien Brody before him, Chiwetel Ejiofor delivers an astonishing performance full of gravitas.

Later in a statement, Moonves praised Letterman for “wit, gravitas, and brilliance unique in the history of our medium.”

Anybody who wants to be the nominee and president needs both the energy of the Tea Party and the gravitas of the Establishment.

Nobody believes in the dignity and gravitas of American government.

The magnificent Rampling has the gravitas and the poker face necessary to pull off the mysterious role.

All the moralizing and gravitas that accompanies a star player being arrested should be viewed as a form of Kabuki theater.

Lee, an ex-BBC defense correspondent, says the couple do not have the "gravitas" to be anything other than celebrities.

Far from making his work seem unacceptably speculative, it actually lends it an air of gravitas.

Second, and this isn't really his fault but just the way it is, he doesn't have the gravitas yet.

But some presidents grow stronger rhetorically in the job as the gravitas of the office lends depth to their words.

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