gravity

Definitions

The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth or toward any other physical body having mass.

Extreme importance, seriousness, or solemnity.

Examples

The force of gravity keeps our feet firmly planted on the ground.

The gravity of the situation became clear as the rescue team arrived.

Newton's law of universal gravitation explains how planets orbit the sun.

Synonyms

seriousness solemnity importance weightiness gravitas severity earnestness

Antonyms

frivolity levity triviality lightness insignificance playfulness flippancy