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GRAVENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A manner that is serious and solemn
Synonyms:
graveness; gravity; soberness; sobriety; somberness; sombreness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("graveness" is a kind of...):
earnestness; serious-mindedness; seriousness; sincerity (the trait of being serious)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "graveness"):
stodginess; stuffiness (dull and pompous gravity)
Derivation:
grave (of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought)
grave (dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises)
