grand
Other forms: grandest; grander; grands
Something that's grand is large and impressive. A fancy, catered birthday party with a guest list of hundreds could be described as grand.
The adjective grand can be used in many different ways: it can describe big things, like a grand piano or the Grand Canyon, or luxurious things, like the grand leather seats in your dad's Cadillac. You can also use grand to simply mean "wonderful," as when you exclaim, "Chocolate cake for dessert! Isn't this grand!" Grand is also a slang term for "a thousand dollars." The Latin root is grandis, "big, great, full, or abundant."
Definitions of grand
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large and impressive in physical size or extent
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of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
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used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person
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synonyms:
distinguished, imposing, magisterial
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dignified
having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance
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dignified
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rich and superior in quality
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the most important and magnificent in adornment
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of or befitting a lord
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extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers
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synonyms:
fantastic, howling, incredible, marvellous, marvelous, rattling, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous
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extraordinary
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
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extraordinary
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of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style“a grand purpose”
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synonyms:
elevated, exalted, high-flown, high-minded, idealistic, lofty, noble-minded, rarefied, rarified, sublime
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noble
having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character
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noble
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the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
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a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs
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synonyms:
grand piano
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types:
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baby grand, baby grand piano, parlor grand, parlor grand piano, parlour grand, parlour grand piano
a small grand piano
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concert grand, concert piano
a grand piano suitable for concert performances
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type of:
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forte-piano, piano, pianoforte
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
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baby grand, baby grand piano, parlor grand, parlor grand piano, parlour grand, parlour grand piano
Pronunciation
US
/grænd/
UK
/grænd/
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