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graveness
grave 1 G0238800 (grāv)n.1. a. An excavation for the interment of a corpse.b. A place of burial.2. Death or extinction: faced the grave with calm resignation.
[Middle English, from Old English græf; see ghrebh- in Indo-European roots.]
grave 2 G0238800 (grāv)adj. grav·er, grav·est 1. Requiring serious thought; momentous: a grave decision in a time of crisis.2. Fraught with danger or harm: a grave wound.3. Dignified and somber in conduct or character: a grave procession. See Synonyms at serious.4. Somber or dark in hue.5. (also gräv) Linguistics a. Written with or modified by the mark ( ` ), as the è in Sèvres.b. Of or referring to a phonetic feature that distinguishes sounds produced at the periphery of the vocal tract, as in labial and velar consonants and back vowels.n. (also gräv) See grave accent.
[French, from Old French, from Latin gravis; see gwerə- in Indo-European roots.]
grave′ly adv.grave′ness n.
grave 3 G0238800 (grāv)tr.v. graved, grav·en (grā′vən) or graved, grav·ing, graves 1. To sculpt or carve; engrave.2. To stamp or impress deeply; fix permanently.
[Middle English graven, from Old English grafan; see ghrebh- in Indo-European roots.]
grave 4 G0238800 (grāv)tr.v. graved, grav·ing, graves To clean and coat (the bottom of a wooden ship) with pitch.
[Middle English graven.]
gra·ve 5 G0239200 (grä′vā)adv. & adj. Music In a slow and solemn manner. Used chiefly as a direction.
[Italian, from Latin gravis, heavy; see grave2.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | graveness - a manner that is serious and solemngravity, soberness, sobriety, somberness, sombrenessserious-mindedness, earnestness, seriousness, sincerity - the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Ricestodginess, stuffiness - dull and pompous gravity |
gravenessnoun1. The condition of being grave and of involving serious consequences:gravity, momentousness, seriousness, weightiness.2. High seriousness of manner or bearing:gravity, sedateness, sobriety, solemnity, solemnness, staidness.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeegraveLegalSeeGravegraveness
Synonyms for gravenessnoun the condition of being grave and of involving serious consequencesSynonyms- gravity
- momentousness
- seriousness
- weightiness
noun high seriousness of manner or bearingSynonyms- gravity
- sedateness
- sobriety
- solemnity
- solemnness
- staidness
Synonyms for gravenessnoun a manner that is serious and solemnSynonyms- gravity
- soberness
- sobriety
- somberness
- sombreness
Related Words- serious-mindedness
- earnestness
- seriousness
- sincerity
- stodginess
- stuffiness
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