ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Grand

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ɡɹænd/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Grand is an adjective meaning (augmentative) Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional.

Meaning

(augmentative) Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional.

More Meanings

  1. (usually in compound forms) Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent (see grand-).
  2. (Ireland, Northern England, colloquial, otherwise dated) Fine; lovely.
  3. (music) Containing all the parts proper to a given form of composition.
  4. (plural "grand") A thousand of some unit of currency, such as dollars or pounds. (Compare G.)
  5. (colloquial, automotive, plural "grand") A thousand RPM.
  6. (music, plural "grands") A grand piano
  7. A grandparent or grandchild.

Example Sentences

One grand, two grand RPM
A cup of tea? That'd be grand.
grandfather, grandson, grand-child
The Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire.

Word Forms

Synonyms for grand

Depending on context, synonyms include great, large, expansive, noble, impressive, thou.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include august, expansive, impressive, heroic, noble, thou.

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