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Noun: graveness  greyv-nus
  1. A manner that is serious and solemn
    "The graveness of the situation called for immediate action";
    - gravity, sobriety, soberness, somberness [US], sombreness [Brit, Cdn]

Type of: earnestness, serious-mindedness, seriousness, sincerity

Encyclopedia: Graveness