English Explanatory Dictionary

grand

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional
  2. Of a large size or extent; great.
  3. Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignified, magnificent.
  4. Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name.
  5. Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent (see grand-).
  6. Fine; lovely.
  7. Containing all the parts proper to a given form of composition.
noun
  1. A thousand of some unit of currency, such as dollars or pounds. (Compare G.)
  2. A thousand RPM.
  3. A grand piano
noun
  1. A grandparent or grandchild.
name
  1. A placename
  2. A commune in Vosges department, Grand Est, France.
  3. A ghost town (historic place) in Ellis County, Oklahoma, United States.
  4. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ɡɹænd/ en-us-grand.ogg

Word forms

grand grander more grand grandest most grand grande grands

Etymology

From Middle English grand, grond, graund, graunt, from Anglo-Norman graunt, from Old French grant, from Latin grandis. Doublet of grande and grandee.

Synonyms

great super- supra- hyper- ultra- uber- macro- arch- over- mega- giga- -zilla large

Related words

aggrandizable aggrandization aggrandize aggrandizement aggrandizer Arroyo Grande Campo Grande Crèvecœur-le-Grand delusion of grandeur Diablo Grande folie de grandeur Grand grand- grandam grand cru grande Grande Comore grande dame Grande Dame Guignol grandee grandeeship grande finale grande horizontale grande madame grande passion grandes écoles Grand Est grandeur grandevity grande wormwood grandezza grand feu grand fromage Grand Guignol grandific grandiflora grandiloquacity grandiloquence grandiloquent grandiloquently grandiloquism grandiloquous grandiloquy grandiose grandiosely grandioseness grandiosity grandioso grandisonant grandity grand mal Grand Marais Grand Marnier Grand Orient Freemasonry Grand Prix Grand Teton Grand Traverse County Le Grand Legrand Legrande

Derived words

baby grand baby grand piano boudoir grand concert grand GM GP grand 600-cell grandacious grand action grand admiral Grand Alliance grand apartheid Grand Bahama Grand Bank Grand Banks grand C Grand Canal Grand Canary Grand Canyon Grand Canyon State Grand Cayman grand chop grand climacteric grand conjunction Grand County grand drape grand ducal grand-ducal grand duchess grand duchy Grand Duchy of Lithuania Grand Duchy of Luxembourg grand-duke grand duke grand dukedom Grand Exchange Grand Falls grand final grand finale grand fir Grand Forks Grand Forks County grand guard grand-guard Grand Haven grand iftar Grand Inquisitor Grand Island Grand Isle Grand Junction grand juror grand jury Grand Lake grand larceny Grand Ledge grand lodge Grand Lodge Freemasonry grandly Grand Master grandmaster

Translations

French: Legrand Hungarian: Nagy
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