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   grave

   /ɡreɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. giving cause for alarm; serious: "a matter of grave concern" Similar seriousimportantall-importantprofoundsignificantmomentousweightyof great consequencevitalcrucialcriticalacuteurgentpressingexigentpivotalprecarioustouch-and-golife-and-deathin the balancedireterribleawfuldreadfulalarmingdrasticsoreperiloushazardousdangerousthreateningmenacingriskyinformal:diceyhairyiffychancydodgyrare:egregiousOpposite trivial
   • 2. serious or solemn in manner or appearance: "his face was grave" Similar solemnearnestserioussombresobersevereunsmilinglong-facedstone-facedstony-facedgrim-facedgrimgloomypreoccupiedthoughtfuldignifiedstaiddouraloofforbiddingOpposite carefreecheerful

   noun

   • 1. another term for grave accent

   Word Origin late 15th century (originally of a wound in the sense ‘severe, serious’): from Old French grave or Latin gravis ‘heavy, serious’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. graveness noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • G

     2

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

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