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grand
1[ grand ]
adjective
- impressive in size, appearance, or general effect:
grand mountain scenery.
Antonyms:
- stately, majestic, or dignified:
In front of an audience her manner is grand and regal.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms: ,
- highly ambitious or idealistic:
grand ideas for bettering the political situation.
Antonyms: ,
- magnificent or splendid:
a grand palace.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- noble or revered:
a grand old man.
- highest, or very high, in rank or official dignity:
a grand potentate.
- main or principal; chief:
the grand ballroom.
Antonyms:
- of great importance, distinction, or pretension:
a man used to entertaining grand personages.
- complete or comprehensive:
a grand total.
Synonyms:
- pretending to grandeur, as a result of minor success, good fortune, etc.; conceited:
Jane is awfully grand since she got promoted.
- first-rate; very good; splendid:
to have a grand time; to feel grand.
- Music. written on a large scale or for a large ensemble:
a grand fugue.
noun
- Informal. an amount equal to a thousand dollars:
The cops found most of the loot, but they're still missing about five grand.
grand-
2- a combining form used in genealogical terminology meaning “one generation more remote”:
grandfather; grandnephew.
grand
1/ ɡæԻ /
adjective
- large or impressive in size, extent, or consequence
grand mountain scenery
- characterized by or attended with magnificence or display; sumptuous
a grand feast
- of great distinction or pretension; dignified or haughty
- designed to impress
he punctuated his story with grand gestures
- very good; wonderful
- comprehensive; complete
a grand total
- worthy of respect; fine
a grand old man
- large or impressive in conception or execution
grand ideas
- most important; chief
the grand arena
noun
- short for grand piano
- slang.grand a thousand pounds or dollars
grand-
2prefix
- (in designations of kinship) one generation removed in ascent or descent
grandson
grandfather
Derived Forms
- ˈԻԱ, noun
- ˈԻ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- Իl adverb
- Իn noun
- ܲ·Ի adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of grand1
Word History and Origins
Origin of grand1
Origin of grand2
Example Sentences
And the dialogue is largely functional, Burnett never building to some grand thesis, refusing to reduce Watts to inner-city clichés or its denizens to doe-eyed saints.
His grand denouement is meant to be a catharsis for a deliberately corrective slice of emotional history.
Scott Mills and Rylan will host the grand final on 17 May.
With the funds they raised, Aimee built what was called her Million Dollar Temple, the grand Echo Park church that opened in 1923.
Elsewhere in the grand expanse of Lucas’ universe, the right moves are rarely preordained.
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