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Gravity   /grˈævəti/  /grˈævɪti/   Listen
Gravity

noun
(pl. gravities)
1.
(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface.  Synonyms: gravitation, gravitational attraction, gravitational force.  "The gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them" , "Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love"
2.
A manner that is serious and solemn.  Synonyms: graveness, soberness, sobriety, somberness, sombreness.
3.
A solemn and dignified feeling.  Synonym: solemnity.



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"Gravity" Quotes from Famous Books



... the constant policy of this paper to avoid controversy of any kind, both because the matters it deals with are best examined as intellectual propositions and because the increasing gravity of the time is ill-suited for domestic quarrel. I none the less owe it to my readers to take some notice of the very violent personal attack delivered by the Harmsworth Press some ten days ago upon my work in this journal. I owe it ...
— Hilaire Belloc - The Man and His Work • C. Creighton Mandell

... has often unintentionally amused his acquaintances by the gravity with which he attributes significance to the ...
— Tales From Bohemia • Robert Neilson Stephens

... against the Church the priest will often condemn the culprit to wear a hideous garment for hours, or days, according to the gravity of the offence, but this punishment can be worn by proxy. There are always those who, for a consideration, will ...
— Through Five Republics on Horseback • G. Whitfield Ray

... as if to entreat. A soft color wavered over her face, and then she glanced up with a gentle gravity. ...
— A Little Girl in Old Detroit • Amanda Minnie Douglas

... terrestrial counterparts that existed on earth during its corresponding period, there were some interesting modifications. The organs of locomotion in the amphibians were more developed, while the eyes of all were larger, the former being of course necessitated by the power of gravity, and the latter by the greater distance ...
— A Journey in Other Worlds - A Romance of the Future • John Jacob Astor


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