- graveness
- noun see grave IV
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
graveness
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Graveness — Grave ness, n. The quality of being grave. [1913 Webster] His sables and his weeds, Importing health and graveness. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
graveness — index solemnity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
graveness — Ⅰ. grave [1] ► NOUN 1) a hole dug in the ground to receive a coffin or corpse. 2) (the grave) death. ● dig one s own grave Cf. ↑dig one s own grave ● t … English terms dictionary
graveness — See gravely. * * * … Universalium
graveness — noun The state of being grave; gravity … Wiktionary
graveness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The condition of being grave and of involving serious consequences: gravity, momentousness, seriousness, weightiness. See IMPORTANT. 2. High seriousness of manner or bearing: gravity, sedateness, sobriety, solemnity … English dictionary for students
graveness — n. importance, weightiness; severity; seriousness … English contemporary dictionary
graveness — grave·ness … English syllables
graveness — noun a manner that is serious and solemn • Syn: ↑gravity, ↑sobriety, ↑soberness, ↑somberness, ↑sombreness • Derivationally related forms: ↑sombre (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
gravity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. weight (see gravity); graveness, importance. Ant., lightness, unimportance. II Weight Nouns 1. gravity, gravitation; weight, weighing; heft, heaviness; ponderosity, pressure, burden; ballast,… … English dictionary for students
