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gravitas
noun
[ ˈɡravɪtas ]
• dignity, seriousness, or solemnity of manner.
• "a post for which he has the expertise and the gravitas"
Similar:
dignity
,
seriousness
,
solemnity
,
gravity
, loftiness,
grandeur
,
decorum
,
sobriety
, sedateness,
Opposite:
frivolity
,
Origin:
Latin, from gravis ‘serious’.