1. Sérieux.
2. Digne. Allure grave.
3. Solennel. Instant grave.
4. Important. Maladie grave.
ETYM Latin cavernosus: cf. French caverneux.
Being or suggesting a cavern.
1. Extending relatively far inward
2. Having great spatial extension or penetration; downward ;); or laterally ); or outward from a center (sports); sometimes used in combination
3. Relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
4. Marked by depth of thinking; SYN. profound, pensive, ponderous.
5. Relatively thick from top to bottom
6. Very distant in time or space
7. Extreme
8. With head or back bent low
9. Exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy
10. Large in quantity or size
11. Strong; intense; SYN. rich.
(Homonym: dyer).
1. Ill-boding; portentous.
2. Evil in great degree; dreadful; dismal; horrible; terrible; lamentable.
1. Dignified and somber in manner or character; SYN. sedate, sober, solemn.
2. Of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; SYN. grievous, heavy, weighty.
ETYM Old Fren. grevous, grevos, Late Lat. gravosus. Related to Grief.
Causing or marked by grief or anguish; SYN. heartbreaking, heartrending.
Very severe or painful; causing grief or suffering, heinous. grievous bodily harm, Law, crime of inflicting serious physical injury on another person. (abbr. GBH).
ETYM French important. Related to Import.
1. Having or suggesting a consciousness of high position.
2. Of great significance or value; SYN. of import.
(Homonym: lo).
1. Being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension.
2. Less than normal in degree or intensity or amount.
3. Unrefined in character.
4. Used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency; SYN. low-pitched.
5. Very low in volume; SYN. low-toned.
ETYM Latin serius: cf. French sérieux, Late Lat. seriosus.
1. Concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities.
2. Of great consequence.
3. Requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve.
(Musique) Lentement, solennellement.
Voir Largo.
Type de terrain.
1. Accent grave.
2. Son grave.
Son de basse fréquence.