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graver


 
  Grep  of  noun  graver 
  engraver 
  graverobber 
 
  Overview  of  adj  grave 
 
  The  adj  grave  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  grave,  sedate,  sober,  solemn  --  (dignified  and  somber  in  manner  or  character  and  committed  to  keeping  promises;  "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") 
  2.  (3)  dangerous,  grave,  grievous,  serious,  severe  --  (causing  fear  or  anxiety  by  threatening  great  harm;  "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") 
  3.  grave,  grievous,  heavy,  weighty  --  (of  great  gravity  or  crucial  import;  requiring  serious  thought;  "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") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  grave 
 
  3  senses  of  grave 
 
  Sense  1 
  grave,  sedate,  sober,  solemn 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  serious)  ->  frivolous 
 
  Sense  2 
  dangerous,  grave,  grievous,  serious,  severe 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  critical)  ->  noncritical,  noncrucial 
 
  Sense  3 
  grave,  grievous,  heavy,  weighty 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  important)  ->  unimportant 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  grave 
 
  3  senses  of  grave 
 
  Sense  1 
  grave,  sedate,  sober,  solemn 
  =>  serious  (vs.  frivolous) 
 
  Sense  2 
  dangerous,  grave,  grievous,  serious,  severe 
  =>  critical  (vs.  noncritical) 
 
  Sense  3 
  grave,  grievous,  heavy,  weighty 
  =>  important  (vs.  unimportant),  of  import 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  grave 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  grave 
 
  grave  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  grave 
  grave 
  gravel 
  graveled 
  gravelly 
  graven 
 
  Overview  of  adj  grave 
 
  The  adj  grave  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  grave,  sedate,  sober,  solemn  --  (dignified  and  somber  in  manner  or  character  and  committed  to  keeping  promises;  "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") 
  2.  (3)  dangerous,  grave,  grievous,  serious,  severe  --  (causing  fear  or  anxiety  by  threatening  great  harm;  "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") 
  3.  grave,  grievous,  heavy,  weighty  --  (of  great  gravity  or  crucial  import;  requiring  serious  thought;  "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") 



graver definition