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grand
1[ grand ]
adjective
- impressive in size, appearance, or general effect:
grand mountain scenery.
Antonyms: insignificant
- stately, majestic, or dignified:
In front of an audience her manner is grand and regal.
Synonyms: exalted, royal, regal, princely
Antonyms: unassuming, modest
- highly ambitious or idealistic:
grand ideas for bettering the political situation.
- magnificent or splendid:
a grand palace.
- 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: minor
- of great importance, distinction, or pretension:
a man used to entertaining grand personages.
- complete or comprehensive:
a grand total.
Synonyms: inclusive
- 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/ ɡrænd /
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
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Derived Forms
- ˈgrandness, noun
- ˈgrandly, adverb
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Other Words From
- grandly adverb
- grandness noun
- un·grand adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of grand1
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Origin of grand1
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Example Sentences
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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