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Meanings of gravitas in English

Portuguese
dignidade
Catalan
dignitat
Spanish
dignidad

Formality in bearing and appearance.

dignidade
Usage of gravitas in English
1
He lacks the sense of responsibility and gravitas required for his job.
The Guardian
2
Interestingly the gravitas funds have higher management fees and lower incentive fees.
Reuters
3
Eriksson was fine, but she lacked the experience and gravitas of Berger.
The girl who kicked the hornet's nest
4
In summer it's almost too pretty, but the cold gave it gravitas.
The Guardian
5
Like all of a sudden, you-There's a certain gravitas by definition.
The new yorker
6
Anna thought it gave Bull even more gravitas than he'd had before.
Abaddon's Gate
7
How to find the tricky balance between sombre gravitas and lively projection?
The Guardian
8
Or will it expose her as a publicity hound lacking presidential gravitas?
Reuters
9
The frame pulls it together, and gives it a bit of gravitas.
The Irish Times
10
Brimming with life force, generosity, humor, gravitas and a fountain of talent.
Ebony
11
Great sprinters, after all, require great rivals to lend gravitas to their legacy.
The Guardian
12
As a result, Regeneration saw Hannon striving for modernity and gravitas.
The Guardian
13
Too much gravitas and all proportion is lost, we get news as melodrama.
The Irish Times
14
Sano recognises that his advocacy has been given extra gravitas by his nationality.
The Guardian
15
He accepted the Ambassador's offering with his customary gravitas and took a sip.
First contact: or, it's later than you think
16
The war's proponents needed a narrator with gravitas, and they had found him.
Idiot america: how stupidity became a virtue in the land of the ...
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Translations for gravitas
Portuguese
dignidade
Catalan
dignitat
Spanish
dignidad
Gravitas through the time
Gravitas across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common