grand
adjectivenounnouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈɡɹænd//
- United Kingdom/[ˈɡɹʷænd] ~ [ɡɹʷand]/
- United Kingdom//ˈɡɹand//
- United Kingdom/[ɡɹʷand]/
- //ˈɡɹand//
Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional
adjective
- 1
Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional
among the grandest orchestras of our time
The Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire.
- 2
Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional Of a large size or extent; great.
a grand mountain
a grand army
a grand mistake
- 3
Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignified, magnificent.
a grand monarch
a grand view
His simple vision has transformed into something far more grand.
In the mean time, Cluffe had arrived. He was a little bit huffed and grand at being nailed as an evidence, upon a few words carelessly, or, if you will, confidentially dropped at his own mess-table, where Lowe chanced to be a guest; and certainly with no suspicion that his little story could in any way be made to elucidate the mystery of Sturk's murder.
- 4
Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name.
a grand lodge
a grand vizier
a grand piano
- 5
Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent (see grand-).
grandfather, grandson, grand-child
- 6
Fine; lovely.
A cup of tea? That'd be grand.
- 7
Containing all the parts proper to a given form of composition.
Etymology
From Middle English grand, grond, graund, graunt, from Anglo-Norman graunt, from Old French grant, from Latin grandis. Doublet of grande and grandee.
noun
- 1
A thousand of some unit of currency, such as dollars or pounds. (Compare G.)
For quotations using this term, see Citations:grand.
- 2
A thousand RPM.
One grand, two grand RPM
The engine, with more compression, carburetion, and cam timing than the Ambassador, could lounge comfortably below four grand and then rush to 7500 rpm, aided and abetted by a light flywheel and a close-ratio five-speed box.
- 3
A grand piano
noun
- 1
A grandparent or grandchild.
Once, in Maryland, he met four families of slaves who had all been together for a hundred years: great-grands, grands, mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, cousins, children.
Her granddaughter and great-granddaughter went with us as chaperones. Did I ever tell you that she had six grands and two great-grands? […] And Emily agrees with me it's a shame that I don't even have a grand.
Etymology
From granddaughter, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, etc.
Forms
- plural
- grands
- comparative
- grander, more grand
- superlative
- grandest, most grand
grand · Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional
Grand · A placename A commune in Vosges department, Grand Est, France.grandchild · A child of someone's child.granddad · grandfather