gravité

See also: gravite

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin gravitās. Replaced the older inherited grieté, griéveté.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʁa.vi.te/ ~ /ɡʁɑ.vi.te/
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Noun

gravité f (plural gravités)

  1. (physics) gravity
    Near-synonyms: pesanteur, gravitation
    centre de gravitécenter of gravity, center of mass
  2. severity
    Near-synonym: (rare) sériosité
    la gravité de la situationthe gravity of the situation
  3. seriousness, solemnity, gravity
    s'exprimer avec gravité(please add an English translation of this usage example)

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Anagrams

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɾabiˈte/ [ɡɾa.β̞iˈt̪e]
  • Rhymes: -e
  • Syllabification: gra‧vi‧té

Verb

gravité

  1. first-person singular preterite indicative of gravitar