gravity
/ˈɡɹævɪti/
noun
Senses relating to seriousness.
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Noun 2 meanings
Senses relating to seriousness.
Senses relating to physical qualities.
Where it comes from
Etymology
Borrowed from French gravité (“seriousness, solemnity; severity; (physics) gravity”), or from its etymon Latin gravitās (“heaviness, weight; seriousness; severity”), equivalent to grave (“serious”) + -ity (suffix forming nouns, especially abstract nouns).
Similar and opposite words
Similar
gravenesssobernesssobrietyweightinessgravitationweightfulness
Opposite
flippancylevityunseriousness
GRAVITY at a glance
GRAVITY has 7 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (G 2 + R 1 + A 1 + V 4 + I 1 + T 1 + Y 4) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,956 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with gravity
All rhymes- CITY9
- UNIVERSITY16
- COMMUNITY18
- SECURITY13
- QUALITY19
- ABILITY12
- OPPORTUNITY18
- MAJORITY20
- REALITY10
- ACTIVITY16
- AUTHORITY15
- RESPONSIBILITY21
One letter away
- PRAVITY15
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