gravity

noun

ˈgra-və-tē How to pronounce gravity (audio)
Definition of gravitynext
as in intentness
a mental state free of jesting or trifling the hospital waiting room was filled with the kind of gravity that inevitably accompanies worry

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Recent Examples of gravity But some worms, like the lugworm, defy gravity and poo upwards. — New Atlas, 6 July 2026 The probe was delayed from 2022, and headed for the asteroid Psyche, using a Mars-gravity assist and not arriving until August 2029. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026 The Sharks desperately needed some of that functional gravity. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 July 2026 Gerber, however, made the look her own with a gravity-defying structure. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for gravity
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  1. seriousness
  2. earnestness
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  • Critical infrastructure must assume persistent aerial observation as a baseline condition of operations, and operators must rehearse drone incidents with the same seriousness as cyberattacks or active shooter scenarios.
    — Bill Edwards, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Far from being disengaged from the city’s fiscal challenges, residents demonstrated a clear understanding of the seriousness of this issue to the future of Chicago.
    — Karen Freeman-Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
Definition of seriousness
Noun
  • The earnestness of this story just doesn’t work as well when everything is done in such blatantly artificial ways and for obvious pursuit of profit.
    — Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 8 July 2026
  • Despite the seriocomic set-up, as Vibeke gets more unstable, Mengel refuses to play her irrationality for laughs, instead taking the more difficult route of earnestness.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 7 July 2026
Definition of earnestness

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