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Definition of 'grand'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) grand
impressive in size, appearance, or general effect:
grand mountain scenery.

2.  grand
stately; dignified.

3.  grand
highly ambitious or idealistic:
grand ideas for bettering the political situation.

4.  grand
esteemed; revered:
a grand old man.

5.  grand
high in rank or official dignity.

6.  grand
of great importance, distinction, or pretension:
grand personages.

7.  grand
complete; comprehensive:
a grand total.

8.  grand
pretending to grandeur.

9.  grand
first-rate; splendid:
had a grand time.

10. (n.) grand
Informal. a thousand dollars.

Etymology: (1350–1400; < OF grant, grand < L grandis great, large, full-grown)

Definition of 'grand'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, G, grand, thou, yard
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

2. (adj) grand piano, grand
a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs

3. (adj) expansive, grand, heroic
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
"an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner"; "collecting on a grand scale"; "heroic undertakings"

4. (adj) august, grand, lordly
of or befitting a lord
"heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage"

5. (adj) deluxe, gilded, grand, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuous
rich and superior in quality
"a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"

6. (adj) fantastic, grand, howling(a), marvelous, marvellous, rattling(a), terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous
extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers
"a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"

7. (adj) exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
"an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose"

8. (adj) grand
large and impressive in physical size or extent
"the bridge is a grand structure"

9. (adj) grand
the most important and magnificent in adornment
"grand ballroom"; "grand staircase"

10. (adj) distinguished, grand, imposing, magisterial
used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person
"his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty"

Definition of 'grand'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) grand
magnificent or impressive
a grand palace; a very grand wedding

2.  grand
ambitious
a grand plan/strategy

3.  grand
big or important
a grand tour of Europe; a grand misjudgment

4.  grand
very good
a grand day out

5. (noun) grand
a thousand dollars, pounds, etc.
I'd guess he earns around thirty grand a year.

Definition of 'grand'

Webster Dictionary

1.  grand
of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence, relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, a grand mountain; a grand army; a grand mistake

2.  grand
great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignifled, or noble (said of persons); majestic, splendid, magnificent, or sublime (said of things); as, a grand monarch; a grand lord; a grand general; a grand view; a grand conception

3.  grand
having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name; as, a grand lodge; a grand vizier; a grand piano, etc

4.  grand
standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent; -- generalIy used in composition; as, grandfather, grandson, grandchild, etc

Translation of 'grand'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: splendid; magnificent a grand procession.
Afrikaans: vername, deftige, grootse	Arabic: فَخْم، مَهيب	Bulgarian: внушителен
Brazilian: esplêndido	Czech: skvělý, velkolepý	German: großartig
Danish: storslået; prægtig	Greek: μεγαλόπρεπος	Spanish: magnífico, espléndido, im
Estonian: suurejooneline	Farsi: مجلل؛ باشکوه	Finnish: mahtava
French: magnifique	Hebrew: מַרשִׁים	Hindi: बड़ा, भव्य, शानदार
Croatian: veličanstven, sjajan	Hungarian: nagy,óriási	Indonesian: megah
Icelandic: stórkostlegur, tilkomumik	Italian: grandioso	Japanese: 壮麗な
Korean: 장대한	Lithuanian: didingas	Latvian: lielisks; krāšņs
Malay: besar-besaran	Dutch: groots, prachtig	Norwegian: storslått, prektig
Polish: wspaniały	Persian: مجلل؛ باشکوه	Pashto: مهم، مجلل: ستر: لومړى ( پ
Portuguese: esplêndido	Romanian: splendid	Russian: грандиозный
Slovak: veľkolepý	Slovenian: imeniten	Serbian: veličanstven
Swedish: pampig, storslagen, ståtl	Thai: ใหญ่โตหรูหรา	Turkish: muhteşem
Taiwanese: 盛大的	Ukrainian: величний, грандіозний	Urdu: شاندار
Vietnamese: tráng lệ	Chinese: 盛大的
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