Words of the Week

Gravitas:

1. Substance; weightiness: a frivolous biography that lacks the gravitas of its subject.

2. A serious or dignified demeanor: "Our national father figure needs gravitas, [but] he's pitched himself as the kid brother" John Leo.

After a hit show is over, you soon realize this is a very tough business ... brutally tough. But I'm a better actor and I have more gravitas than I had at 24 with bleached-blonde hair.
- Jack Coleman

bravura:

n.

1. Music

a. Brilliant technique or style in performance.

b. A piece or passage that emphasizes a performer's virtuosity.

2. A showy manner or display.

adj.

1. Music Of, relating to, or being a brilliant performance technique or style.

2. Showy; ostentatious.