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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.
- 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]
Meaning (1):
- 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):
- 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 (3):
- 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 (4):
- 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
Example in sentence:
  • grand ballroom;
  • grand staircase
Meaning (6):
- 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
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
Example in sentence:
  • the bridge is a grand structure

Nearby Words:

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