gravitas
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of gravitas
First recorded in 1920–25; from Latin gravitās; gravity
Example Sentences
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The deal shows how the media sector, while fraught with changes in technology and customer habits, continues to attract trophy hunters who want the clout and gravitas of informing the world.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
You seemed to suggest that gravitas at some level is important.
From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026
"We were told that, as they get older, men in the media are portrayed gaining gravitas and wisdom associated with authority," it stated.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
The poignancy of “Stand by Me,” the authenticity and gravitas he invested in this story of youth, makes it a personal triumph — his funny father couldn’t, and wouldn’t, have directed anything like it.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
“I’ll give you that Tennant brought a gravitas to the Doctor that grounded the insanity of the ludicrous situations he got himself into, but Matt Smith didn’t play the Doctor, he was the Doctor.”
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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