gravity

Definition

  • noun: a very serious quality or condition
  • noun: dignity or sobriety of bearing

Examples

  • They didn't seem to understand the 'gravity' [='seriousness'] of the situation.

  • He uttered the oath with proper 'gravity'. [='solemnity']

  • Its low 'center of gravity' makes the car very stable.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) But during the Alignment, everything is connected, all nine realms. All nine realms are passing through each other and gravity, light, and even matter, is crashing from one world to the other. But if this happens to us now, the result will be cataclysmic. (..)
    2013 Thor: The Dark World
  • (..) to the prisoner alone. (LAUGHS) I really don't see what all the fuss is about. Do you not truly feel the gravity of your crimes? Wherever you go, there is war, ruin, and death. I went down to Midgard to rule the people of Earth as a benevolent god. (..)
    2013 Thor: The Dark World