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GRAV-uh-tas
noun
respectable demeanor; substance; formal bearing; to have dignity
1989The Mummy or Ramses the DamnedThere was something about Plutarch which made him think of old men gossiping as they gathered on benches in public squares. No gravitas to the history.1999Winter Warriors'Dignity is much overrated,' she said, at last. 'It is a concept, I think, devised by men to add gravitas to their strutting.'2004Unfairenheit 9-11 (Slate.com, 21 June 2004)Perhaps vaguely aware that his movie so completely lacks gravitas, Moore concludes with a sonorous reading of some words from George Orwell.Labels: Anne Rice, Christopher Hitchens, David Gemmell
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