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"gravity" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often seriousness (11 letters).
Definitions
a manner that is serious and solemn
Used in a sentence
“[Y]ou ſhould ſee all thoſe grand cenſors, that novv ſtile them [plays] ſuch vanities, flock to them for the maine grace of their grauities: […]”
“Gravity is the ballaſt of the ſoul, vvhich keeps the mind ſteddy. It is either true, or counterfeit.”
“Gravity often paſſes for VViſdom, VVit for Ability; […]”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Seriousness”7 letters
02“Force pulling downward”7 letters
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