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grand

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[ grand ]

adjective

, grand·er, grand·est.
  1. impressive in size, appearance, or general effect:

    grand mountain scenery.

    Antonyms: insignificant

  2. stately, majestic, or dignified:

    In front of an audience her manner is grand and regal.

    Synonyms: exalted, royal, regal, princely

    Antonyms: unassuming, modest

  3. highly ambitious or idealistic:

    grand ideas for bettering the political situation.

    Antonyms: mean, small

  4. magnificent or splendid:

    a grand palace.

    Synonyms: superb, brilliant, palatial, large, great

  5. noble or revered:

    a grand old man.

  6. highest, or very high, in rank or official dignity:

    a grand potentate.

  7. main or principal; chief:

    the grand ballroom.

    Antonyms: minor

  8. of great importance, distinction, or pretension:

    a man used to entertaining grand personages.

  9. complete or comprehensive:

    a grand total.

    Synonyms: inclusive

  10. pretending to grandeur, as a result of minor success, good fortune, etc.; conceited:

    Jane is awfully grand since she got promoted.

  11. first-rate; very good; splendid:

    to have a grand time; to feel grand.

  12. Music. written on a large scale or for a large ensemble:

    a grand fugue.



noun

, plural grands grand
  1. Informal. an amount equal to a thousand dollars:

    The cops found most of the loot, but they're still missing about five grand.

grand-

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  1. a combining form used in genealogical terminology meaning “one generation more remote”:

    grandfather; grandnephew.

grand

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/ ɡrænd /

adjective

  1. large or impressive in size, extent, or consequence

    grand mountain scenery

  2. characterized by or attended with magnificence or display; sumptuous

    a grand feast

  3. of great distinction or pretension; dignified or haughty
  4. designed to impress

    he punctuated his story with grand gestures

  5. very good; wonderful
  6. comprehensive; complete

    a grand total

  7. worthy of respect; fine

    a grand old man

  8. large or impressive in conception or execution

    grand ideas

  9. most important; chief

    the grand arena

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. short for grand piano
  2. slang.
    grand a thousand pounds or dollars
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

grand-

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prefix

  1. (in designations of kinship) one generation removed in ascent or descent

    grandson

    grandfather

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈgrandness, noun
  • ˈgrandly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • grandly adverb
  • grandness noun
  • un·grand adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of grand1

First recorded in 1350–1400; 1920–25 grand fordef 14; Middle English gra(u)nd, gra(u)nt, from Old French grant, grand, from Latin grandis “great, large, full-grown”

Origin of grand2

Special use of grand
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Word History and Origins

Origin of grand1

C16: from Old French, from Latin grandis

Origin of grand2

from French grand-, on the model of Latin magnus in such phrases as avunculus magnus great-uncle
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Example Sentences

Hamilton Beach has been around since 1910, making it the grand-pappy of the appliance world.

In the best of these relationships, the grand gesture of cooking became a part of everyday life, a way to sustain and nourish what we’d built.

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Less was more, smooth was better, and absolute precision essential to the monthly grand illusion.

In the famous grand party held at Captain von Trapp’s villa, as his children are singing “So Long, Farewell,” he encapsulates the pull felt by fathers everywhere as his eldest, Liesl, is trying to mature too quickly.

Seeing vivid proof on the sport’s grandest stage is another.

A grand juror in the Ferguson case is suing to be able to explain exactly what went down in the courtroom.

Could the (thus far) timid trembling give way to a full-on, grand mal seizure?

The 2001 grand jury indictment named 21 suspects as being involved in the U.S. embassy bombings, including Osama bin Laden.

A grand jury investigated but found Foster had broken no law.

The police departments say procedures were followed, and grand juries have listened.

A tall phantom in livery appeared, as if by magic, and signed to me to ascend the grand staircase.

"Buy something for your wife that-is-to-be," he said to his grand-nephew, as he handed him the folded paper.

She was in a dream of oily odours and monstrous iron constructions, dominated by the grand foreman: and Edwin was in the dream.

I had no idea who they were, as the Grand Duke was in morning costume, and had no star or decoration to distinguish him.

A splendid grand piano stands in one window (he receives a new one every year).

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