gravity

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Senses relating to seriousness.

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2. 2
   noun

   a manner that is serious and solemn

3. 3
   noun

   a solemn and dignified feeling

4. 4
   noun

   (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe

5. 5
   noun

   Senses relating to physical qualities.

Etymology

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 gravitāslbor. French gravitébor. ▲ Latin gravitāslbor. English gravity Borrowed from French gravité (“seriousness, solemnity; severity; (physics) gravity”), or from its etymon Latin gravitās (“heaviness, weight; seriousness; severity”) + English -ity (suffix forming nouns, especially abstract nouns). Gravitās is derived from gravis (“heavy; grave,…