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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Gravity \Grav"i*ty\, noun; pl. {Gravities}. [L. gravitas, fr. gravis heavy; cf. F. gravit['e]. See {Grave}, adjective, {Grief}.]
1. The state of having weight; beaviness; as, the gravity of lead.
2. Sobriety of character or demeanor. "Men of gravity and learning." --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
noun
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; "the more remote the body the less the gravity"; "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"--Albert Einstein [syn: {gravity}, {gravitation}, {gravitational attraction}, {gravitational force}]
2: a manner that is serious and solemn [syn: {graveness}, {gravity}, {sobriety}, {soberness}, {somberness}, {sombreness}]
3: a solemn and dignified feeling [syn: {gravity}, {solemnity}] [ant: {levity}]
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