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1 Grave
adj.Why do you look solemn and grave? V. τί σεμνὸν καὶ πεφροντικὸς βλέπεις; (Eur., Alc. 773).Be grave, earnest, v.: P. and V. σπουδάζειν.Heavy, severe, adj.: P. and V. βαρύς.Serious, alarming: P. and V. δεινός.Dangerous: P. ἐπικίνδυνος.——————subs.P. and V. θήκη, ἡ, μνῆμα, τό, τάφος, ὁ (Dem. 187, 426), Ar. and P. σῆμα, τό, Ar. and V. ταφή, ἡ, τύμβος, ὁ, V. χῶμα, τό (rare P.), τύμβευμα, τό.——————v. trans.See Engrave.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Grave
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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.] [1913 Webster] His shield grave and great. Chapman. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grave accent — 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.] [1913 Webster] His shield grave and great. Chapman.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Solemn — Sol emn, a. [OE. solempne, OF. solempne, L. solemnis, solennis, sollemnis, sollennis; sollus all, entire + annus a year; properly, that takes place every year; used especially of religious solemnities. Cf. {Silly}, {Annual}.] 1. Marked with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Solemn League and Covenant — Solemn Sol emn, a. [OE. solempne, OF. solempne, L. solemnis, solennis, sollemnis, sollennis; sollus all, entire + annus a year; properly, that takes place every year; used especially of religious solemnities. Cf. {Silly}, {Annual}.] 1. Marked… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grave — grave1 [grāv] adj. graver, gravest [Fr < L gravis, heavy, weighty < IE base * gwer , heavy, mill > QUERN, Gr barys, heavy, Sans gurúh, grave] 1. a) requiring serious thought; important; weighty [grave doubts] b) not light or tri … English World dictionary
grave — grave1 graveless, adj. gravelike, adj. graveward, gravewards, adv., adj. /grayv/, n. 1. an excavation made in the earth in which to bury a dead body. 2. any place of interment; a tomb or sepulcher: a watery grave. 3. any place that becomes the… … Universalium
grave — I [[t]greɪv[/t]] n. 1) an excavation made in the earth in which to bury a dead body 2) any place of interment: a watery grave[/ex] 3) the receptacle of what is dead, lost, or past: the grave of unfulfilled ambitions[/ex] 4) death: O grave, where… … From formal English to slang
grave — 1. adjective /ɡreɪv/ a) Characterised by a dignified sense of seriousness; not cheerful, sombre. An illiterate fool sits in a mans seat; and the common people hold him learned, grave, and wise. b) Low in pitch, tone etc … Wiktionary
solemn — [adj1] quiet, serious austere, brooding, cold sober*, deliberate, dignified, downbeat, earnest, funereal, glum, grave, heavy, intense, matter of life and death*, moody, no fooling*, no nonsense*, pensive, portentous, reflective, sedate, sober,… … New thesaurus
grave — [adj1] serious; gloomy cold sober*, deadpan*, dignified, dour, dull, earnest, grim, grimfaced, heavy, leaden, long faced, meaningful, muted, no nonsense*, ponderous, quiet, sad, sage, saturnine, sedate, sober, solemn, somber, staid, strictly… … New thesaurus
grave — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sepulcher, tomb, mausoleum; death.See interment. adj. important, weighty, serious; sedate, dignified; momentous, solemn; dull, somber. See dejection, importance, inexcitability. II (Roget s IV) modif … English dictionary for students
