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n. - Formality in bearing and appearance.

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Usage examples (34)
  • Your self-created gravitas is crushing your giant ego, which is crushing your sense of humor.
  • She attempts to gain gravitas and street cred from other people, like family members in the military.
  • Whenever I think of Ivory the word gravitas comes to mind-a word I'm not used to associating with romance.
  • The combination of the exertion and trying to present the appropriate gravitas is proving too much for the man.
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