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adjective
1.
serious or solemn; sober: a grave person; grave thoughts.
2.
weighty, momentous, or important: grave responsibilities.
3.
threatening a seriously bad outcome or involving serious issues; critical: a grave situation; a grave illness.
4.
Grammar.
b.
spoken on a low or falling pitch.
c.
noting or having a particular accent (`) indicating originally a comparatively low pitch (as in French père), distinct syllabic value (as in English belovèd), etc. (opposed to acute).
5.
(of colors) dull; somber.
noun
6.
the grave accent.
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Graveness
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Origin:
1535–45; < Middle French < Latin gravis; akin to Greek barýs heavy
1535–45; < Middle French < Latin gravis; akin to Greek barýs heavy
Related forms
grave·ly, adverb
grave·ness, noun
un·grave·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. sedate, staid, thoughtful. Grave, sober, solemn refer to the condition of being serious in demeanor or appearance. Grave indicates a weighty dignity, or the character, aspect, demeanor, speech, etc., of one conscious of heavy responsibilities or cares, or of threatening possibilities: The jury looked grave while studying the evidence. Sober (from its original sense of freedom from intoxication, and hence temperate, staid, sedate) has come to indicate absence of levity, gaiety, or mirth, and thus to be akin to serious and grave: as sober as a judge; a sober expression on one's face. Solemn implies an impressive seriousness and deep earnestness: The minister's voice was solemn as he announced the text.
1. sedate, staid, thoughtful. Grave, sober, solemn refer to the condition of being serious in demeanor or appearance. Grave indicates a weighty dignity, or the character, aspect, demeanor, speech, etc., of one conscious of heavy responsibilities or cares, or of threatening possibilities: The jury looked grave while studying the evidence. Sober (from its original sense of freedom from intoxication, and hence temperate, staid, sedate) has come to indicate absence of levity, gaiety, or mirth, and thus to be akin to serious and grave: as sober as a judge; a sober expression on one's face. Solemn implies an impressive seriousness and deep earnestness: The minister's voice was solemn as he announced the text.
Antonyms
1. frivolous, gay.
1. frivolous, gay.
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| grave2 (ɡreɪv) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | serious and solemn: a grave look |
| 2. | full of or suggesting danger: a grave situation |
| 3. | important; crucial: grave matters of state |
| 4. | (of colours) sober or dull |
| 5. | phonetics |
| a. (of a vowel or syllable in some languages with a pitch accent, such as ancient Greek) spoken on a lower or falling musical pitch relative to neighbouring syllables or vowels | |
| b. acute Compare circumflex of or relating to an accent (`) over vowels, denoting a pronunciation with lower or falling musical pitch (as in ancient Greek), with certain special quality (as in French), or in a manner that gives the vowel status as a syllable nucleus not usually possessed by it in that position (as in English agèd) | |
| —n | |
| 6. | a grave accent |
| [C16: from Old French, from Latin gravis; related to Greek barus heavy; see | |
| 'gravely2 | |
| —adv | |
| 'graveness2 | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
grave
O.E. grafan (p.t. grof, pp. grafen) "to dig, carve," from P.Gmc. *grabanan (cf. O.N. grafa, O.Fris. greva, O.H.G. graban, Goth. graban "to dig, carve"), from the same source as grave (n.). Its M.E. strong pp., graven, is the only part still active, the rest of the word supplanted
EXPANDby its derivative, engrave.
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Medical Dictionary
grave (grāv)
adj.
Serious or dangerous, as a symptom or disease.
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