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Meaning of 'grand'
Meaning of 'grand' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Grand 
[ superl.]
- Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence,
relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, a grand mountain; a
grand army; a grand mistake. [ superl.]- 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.
- 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.
- Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent; -- generalIy used in composition; as, grandfather, grandson, grandchild, etc.
Meaning of 'grand' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. grand [ s]
[ s]Meaning (1):
- extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
- extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
Example in sentence:
- a fantastic trip to the Orient;
- a howling success;
- a marvelous collection of rare books;
- a tremendous achievement;
- had a rattling conversation about politics;
- the film was fantastic!
Meaning (2):
- ostentatiously rich and superior in quality
- ostentatiously rich and superior in quality
Example in sentence:
- a princely sum;
- gilded dining rooms;
- these architecture magazines are full of the lush interiors of the rich and famous
Meaning (3):
- of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
- of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
Example in sentence:
- a grand purpose;
- a noble and lofty concept;
- an exalted ideal;
- argue in terms of high-flown ideals
Meaning (4):
- of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
- of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
Example in sentence:
- an expansive lifestyle;
- collecting on a grand scale;
- heroic undertakings;
- in the grand manner
Meaning (5):
- the most important and magnificent in adornment
- the most important and magnificent in adornment
Example in sentence:
- grand ballroom;
- grand staircase
Meaning (6):
- of or befitting a lord
- of or befitting a lord
Example in sentence:
- heir to a lordly fortune;
- of august lineage
Meaning (7):
- used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person
- used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person
Example in sentence:
- his distinguished bearing;
- she reigned in magisterial beauty;
- the monarch's imposing presence
Meaning (8):
- large and impressive in physical size or extent
- large and impressive in physical size or extent
Example in sentence:
- the bridge is a grand structure
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