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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Grave \Grave\, a. [Compar. Graver (gr[=a]v"[~e]r); superl.
Gravest.] [F., fr. L. gravis heavy; cf. It. & Sp. grave
heavy, grave. See Grief.]
1. Of great weight; heavy; ponderous. [Obs.]
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His shield grave and great. --Chapman.
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2. Of importance; momentous; weighty; influential; sedate;
serious; -- said of character, relations, etc.; as, grave
deportment, character, influence, etc.
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Most potent, grave, and reverend seigniors. --Shak.
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A grave and prudent law, full of moral equity.
--Milton.
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3. Not light or gay; solemn; sober; plain; as, a grave color;
a grave face.
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4. (Mus.)
(a) Not acute or sharp; low; deep; -- said of sound; as, a
grave note or key.
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The thicker the cord or string, the more grave
is the note or tone. --Moore
(Encyc. of
Music).
(b) Slow and solemn in movement.
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Grave accent. (Pron.) See the Note under Accent, n., 2.
Syn: Solemn; sober; serious; sage; staid; demure; thoughtful;
sedate; weighty; momentous; important.
Usage: Grave, Sober, Serious, Solemn. Sober supposes
the absence of all exhilaration of spirits, and is
opposed to gay or flighty; as, sober thought. Serious
implies considerateness or reflection, and is opposed
to jocose or sportive; as, serious and important
concerns. Grave denotes a state of mind, appearance,
etc., which results from the pressure of weighty
interests, and is opposed to hilarity of feeling or
vivacity of manner; as, a qrave remark; qrave attire.
Solemn is applied to a case in which gravity is
carried to its highest point; as, a solemn admonition;
a solemn promise.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Grave \Grave\, a. [Compar. Graver (gr[=a]v"[~e]r); superl.
Gravest.] [F., fr. L. gravis heavy; cf. It. & Sp. grave
heavy, grave. See Grief.]
1. Of great weight; heavy; ponderous. [Obs.]
His shield grave and great. --Chapman.
2. Of importance; momentous; weighty; influential; sedate;
serious; -- said of character, relations, etc.; as, grave
deportment, character, influence, etc.
Most potent, grave, and reverend seigniors. --Shak.
A grave and prudent law, full of moral equity.
--Milton.
3. Not light or gay; solemn; sober; plain; as, a grave color;
a grave face.
4. (Mus.)
(a) Not acute or sharp; low; deep; -- said of sound; as, a
grave note or key.
The thicker the cord or string, the more grave
is the note or tone. --Moore
(Encyc. of
Music).
(b) Slow and solemn in movement.
Grave accent. (Pron.) See the Note under Accent, n., 2.
Syn: Solemn; sober; serious; sage; staid; demure; thoughtful;
sedate; weighty; momentous; important.
Usage: Grave, Sober, Serious, Solemn. Sober supposes
the absence of all exhilaration of spirits, and is
opposed to gay or flighty; as, sober thought. Serious
implies considerateness or reflection, and is opposed
to jocose or sportive; as, serious and important
concerns. Grave denotes a state of mind, appearance,
etc., which results from the pressure of weighty
interests, and is opposed to hilarity of feeling or
vivacity of manner; as, a qrave remark; qrave attire.
Solemn is applied to a case in which gravity is
carried to its highest point; as, a solemn admonition;
a solemn promise.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
gravest
a.
(en-superlative of: grave)
vb.
(infl of en grave st-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
gravest
a.
(en-superlative of: grave)
vb.
(infl of en grave st-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
gravest
a.
(en-superlative of: grave)
vb.
(infl of en grave st-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
gravest
a.
(en-superlative of: grave)
vb.
(infl of en grave st-form)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
gravest
Englanti a.
(en-a-taivm g rave st)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
gravest
Engelska a.
(böjning en adj grave)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Gravest /ɡɹˈeɪvɪst/ خطيرFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
gravest /ɡɹˈeɪvɪst/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]nejzávažnější
gravest /ɡɹˈeɪvɪst/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]nejvážnější
gravest /ɡɹˈeɪvɪst/ am ernstesten see: grave, graverFrom English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
gravest /ɡɹˈeɪvɪst/ ozbiljnijeFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈɡɹævəst/