gravitas

Nobody believes in the dignity and gravitas of American government.

All the moralizing and gravitas that accompanies a star player being arrested should be viewed as a form of Kabuki theater.

Later in a statement, Moonves praised Letterman for “wit, gravitas, and brilliance unique in the history of our medium.”

But some presidents grow stronger rhetorically in the job as the gravitas of the office lends depth to their words.