gravity ˈɡravɪti/ noun 1. the force that attracts a body towards the centre of the earth, or towards any other physical body having mass. "gravity attracts objects towards each other" 2. extreme importance; seriousness. "he was my gravity" // “You can’t keep on trying to understand everything, Sab. That’s not how life works,” “You can’t keep on living with other’s expectations, Luke. That’s not how life works,”