Thou wilt not leave me in the loathsome grave. The place in the ground in which the dead are reposited. more acute pitch or tone, and the grave depressing it lower, and both having some emphasis, i. Not sharp of sound not acute.Īccent, in the Greek names and usage, seems to have regarded the tone of the voice the acute accent raising the voice, in some certain syllables, to a higher, i. Not showy not tawdry: as, a grave suit of cloaths. The Roman state was of all others the most celebrated for their virtue, as the gravest of their own writers, and of strangers, do bear them witness. To laugh, were want of goodness and of grace Īnd to be grave, exceeds all pow’r of face. That grave awfulness, as in your best breed of mastives, or elegancy and prettiness, as in your lesser dogs, are modes of beauty.Įven the grave and serious characters are distinguished by their several sorts of gravity. Your good advice, which still hath been both grave Solemn serious sober not gay not light or trifling.Ī glass that featur’d them and to the grave, Edmund Gibson Camden.Įtymology: grave, French gravis, Latin. Samuel Johnson's Dictionary Rate this definition: 0.0 / 0 votesĮtymology: a final syllable in the names of places, is from the Saxon græf, a grove or cave. "engrave a pen" "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's" "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree" "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband"Ĭarve, cut, or etch into a material or surface Shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it "grave responsibilities" "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis" "a grievous fault" "heavy matters of state" "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference" Of great gravity or crucial import requiring serious thought "a dangerous operation" "a grave situation" "a grave illness" "grievous bodily harm" "a serious wound" "a serious turn of events" "a severe case of pneumonia" "a life-threatening disease" "a grave God-fearing man" "a quiet sedate nature" "as sober as a judge" "a solemn promise" "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence"ĭangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threatening adjectiveĬausing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm "he went to his grave without forgiving me" "from cradle to grave"Ī place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)Ī mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciationĭignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises Princeton's WordNet Rate this definition: 4.3 / 3 votes
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