Grand - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs
adjective
collecting on a grand scale
- ostentatiously rich and superior in quality (syn: deluxe, gilded, lush, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuous)
- extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers (syn: fantastic, howling, marvellous, marvelous, rattling, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous)
- of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style (syn: elevated, exalted, high-flown, high-minded, idealistic, lofty, noble-minded, rarefied, sublime)
grand staircase
Extra examples
He thinks everything the government does is part of some grand conspiracy.
The neighborhood includes many grand old homes.
His job is much less grand than his title makes it sound.
My great aunt lived to the grand old age of 103.
Despite its grand name, the hotel is small and somewhat seedy.
He made some grand statements about the company's future.
They celebrated their anniversary in grand style.
He planned to make a grand entrance, driving up to the house in a fancy red sports car.
We won the grand prize.
He bought a used car for about five grand.
You don't look grand.
He lost three grand in the gambling casino last night.
The party was a grand affair.
New Yorkers build on a grand scale.
Henry Luce had a grand design for America's future.
Word forms
singular: grand
plural: grand
comparative: grander
superlative: grandest
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