Definitions for grand
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, G, grand, thou, yardnoun

   the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

2. grand piano, grandadjective

   a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs

3. expansive, grand, heroicadjective

   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. august, grand, lordlyadjective

   of or befitting a lord

   "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage"

5. deluxe, gilded, grand, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuousadjective

   rich and superior in quality

   "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"

6. fantastic, grand, howling(a), marvelous, marvellous, rattling(a), terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrousadjective

   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. exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-mindedadjective

   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. grandadjective

   large and impressive in physical size or extent

   "the bridge is a grand structure"

9. grandadjective

   the most important and magnificent in adornment

   "grand ballroom"; "grand staircase"

10. distinguished, grand, imposing, magisterialadjective

    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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. grandnoun

   One thousand dollars.

2. grandnoun

   One thousand pounds sterling.

3. grandnoun

   A grand piano

4. grandadjective

   Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence, relatively great; greatest; chief; principal.

5. grandadjective

   Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignified, or noble (said of persons); majestic, splendid, magnificent, or sublime (said of things).

6. grandadjective

   Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name.

7. grandadjective

   Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent; -- generally used in composition; as, grandfather, grandson, grandchild, etc.

8. Etymology: from graunt, from grant, from grandis.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GRANDadjective

   Etymology: grand, French; grandis, Latin.

   1. Great; illustrious; high in power.

   God had planted, that is, made to grow the trees of life and knowledge, plants only proper and becoming the paradise and garden of so grand a Lord. Walter Raleigh, Hist. of the World.

   2. Great; splendid; magnificent.

   A voice has flown
   To re-enflame a grand design. Edward Young.

   3. Noble; sublime; lofty; conceived or expressed with great dignity.4. It is used to signify ascent or descent of consanguinity.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. grand

   Grand can be defined as something impressive, magnificent, or stately in scale, size, or appearance. It often refers to something large and impressive, such as a large building, an extravagant event, or a significant achievement. The term grand is often used to describe something that commands attention and evokes awe or admiration due to its exceptional qualities or grandeur.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Grand

   grand, adj. of great size, extent, power, or dignity: splendid: illustrious: noble: sublime: chief: covering the whole field, or including all details: (mus.) containing all the parts proper to a given form of composition: of the second degree of parentage or descent, as Grand′father, a father or mother's father; Grand′child, a son or daughter's child; so Grand′mother, Grand′son, Grand′daughter, &c.—ns. Gran′dam, an old dame or woman: a grandmother; Grand′-duke, a title of sovereignty over a grand-duchy, first created by the Pope in 1569 for the rulers of Florence and Tuscany, assumed by certain German reigning princes and by the princes of the imperial family of Russia; Grandee′, since the 13th century the most highly privileged class of nobility in the kingdom of Castile, in which the members of the royal family were included: a man of high rank or station; Grandee′ship; Grandeur (grand′ūr), vastness: splendour of appearance: loftiness of thought or deportment; Grandil′oquence.—adj. Grandil′oquent, speaking grandly or bombastically: pompous—(rare) Grandil′oquous.—adv. Grandil′oquently.—adj. Gran′diose, grand or imposing: bombastic.—adv. Gran′diosely.—ns. Grandios′ity; Grand′-ju′ror, member of a Grand′-ju′ry, a special jury which decides whether there is sufficient evidence to put an accused person on trial.—adv. Grand′ly.—ns. Grand′mamma, Grand′ma, a grandmother; Grand′-mas′ter, title of the head of the religious orders of knighthood (Hospitallers, Templars, and Teutonic Knights): the head, for the time being, of the Freemasons, &c.—adj. Grand′motherly, like a grandmother, over-anxious to direct the whole life of another.—ns. Grand′-neph′ew, the grandson of a brother or sister; Grand′ness; Grand′-niece, the granddaughter of a brother or sister; Grand′papa, Grand′pa, a grandfather; Grand′-par′ent, a grandfather or grandmother; Grand′-piä′no, a large kind of piano, of great compass and power; Grand′sire, a grandfather: any ancestor; Grand′stand, an elevated erection on a race-course, &c., affording a good view; Grand′-un′cle, the brother of a grandfather or grandmother—also Great′-un′cle.—Grand Seignior (see Seignior); Grand vizir (see Vizir). [Fr. grand—L. grandis, great.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. grand

   This word is frequently used, both in French and English, to indicate superiority of position, force, or display; as grand master, grand army, grand march, grand parade, etc.

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GRAND

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Grand is ranked #14643 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Grand surname appeared 2,032 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Grand.
   
   78.8% or 1,602 total occurrences were White.
   12.5% or 255 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   6.2% or 126 total occurrences were Black.
   1.1% or 24 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.8% or 17 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.3% or 8 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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1. • Large Integer

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'grand' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2258

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'grand' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2454

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'grand' in Adjectives Frequency: #279

Anagrams for grand »

1. DRAGN

2. drang

How to pronounce grand?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say grand in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of grand in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of grand in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of grand in a Sentence

1. Joseph Addison:

   The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love and something to hope for.

2. Tolbert Nyensuwah:

   Cultural practices are still being done in Grand Cape Mount -- for example, burial preparation and bathing of dead bodies before burial, we have observed ... complacency and a high level of disregard of preventive measures that are laid down by the Ministry of Health.

3. Subodh Chandra:

   She had the opportunity to ask the grand jury to consider whether it could possibly be 'reasonable' or 'justifiable' for officers to speed across the grass when driveways were nearby, rush up to Tamir, and shoot him immediately.

4. Carter Copeland:

   It's a small number in the grand scheme of things.

5. Jim Courier:

   He has a real shot if he does win Roland Garros of the natural grand slam, there is a lot on the line here, it's going to be awesome to watch.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=grand
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Grand
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=grand
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=grand
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html