What does grand mean?
Definitions for grand
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word grand.
Princeton's WordNet
thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, G, grand, thou, yardnoun
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
grand piano, grandadjective
a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs
expansive, grand, heroicadjective
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
"an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner"; "collecting on a grand scale"; "heroic undertakings"
august, grand, lordlyadjective
of or befitting a lord
"heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage"
deluxe, gilded, grand, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuousadjective
rich and superior in quality
"a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"
fantastic, grand, howling(a), marvelous, marvellous, rattling(a), terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrousadjective
extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers
"a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"
exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-mindedadjective
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
"an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose"
grandadjective
large and impressive in physical size or extent
"the bridge is a grand structure"
grandadjective
the most important and magnificent in adornment
"grand ballroom"; "grand staircase"
distinguished, grand, imposing, magisterialadjective
used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person
"his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty"
Wiktionary
grandnoun
One thousand dollars.
grandnoun
One thousand pounds sterling.
grandnoun
A grand piano
grandadjective
Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence, relatively great; greatest; chief; principal.
grandadjective
Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignified, or noble (said of persons); majestic, splendid, magnificent, or sublime (said of things).
grandadjective
Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name.
grandadjective
Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent; -- generally used in composition; as, grandfather, grandson, grandchild, etc.
Etymology: from graunt, from grant, from grandis.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
GRANDadjective
Etymology: grand, French; grandis, Latin.
God had planted, that is, made to grow the trees of life and knowledge, plants only proper and becoming the paradise and garden of so grand a Lord. Walter Raleigh, Hist. of the World.
A voice has flown
To re-enflame a grand design. Edward Young.
ChatGPT
grand
Grand can be defined as something impressive, magnificent, or stately in scale, size, or appearance. It often refers to something large and impressive, such as a large building, an extravagant event, or a significant achievement. The term grand is often used to describe something that commands attention and evokes awe or admiration due to its exceptional qualities or grandeur.
Webster Dictionary
Grand
of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence, relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, a grand mountain; a grand army; a grand mistake
Grand
great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignifled, or noble (said of persons); majestic, splendid, magnificent, or sublime (said of things); as, a grand monarch; a grand lord; a grand general; a grand view; a grand conception
Grand
having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name; as, a grand lodge; a grand vizier; a grand piano, etc
Grand
standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent; -- generalIy used in composition; as, grandfather, grandson, grandchild, etc
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Grand
grand, adj. of great size, extent, power, or dignity: splendid: illustrious: noble: sublime: chief: covering the whole field, or including all details: (mus.) containing all the parts proper to a given form of composition: of the second degree of parentage or descent, as Grand′father, a father or mother's father; Grand′child, a son or daughter's child; so Grand′mother, Grand′son, Grand′daughter, &c.—ns. Gran′dam, an old dame or woman: a grandmother; Grand′-duke, a title of sovereignty over a grand-duchy, first created by the Pope in 1569 for the rulers of Florence and Tuscany, assumed by certain German reigning princes and by the princes of the imperial family of Russia; Grandee′, since the 13th century the most highly privileged class of nobility in the kingdom of Castile, in which the members of the royal family were included: a man of high rank or station; Grandee′ship; Grandeur (grand′ūr), vastness: splendour of appearance: loftiness of thought or deportment; Grandil′oquence.—adj. Grandil′oquent, speaking grandly or bombastically: pompous—(rare) Grandil′oquous.—adv. Grandil′oquently.—adj. Gran′diose, grand or imposing: bombastic.—adv. Gran′diosely.—ns. Grandios′ity; Grand′-ju′ror, member of a Grand′-ju′ry, a special jury which decides whether there is sufficient evidence to put an accused person on trial.—adv. Grand′ly.—ns. Grand′mamma, Grand′ma, a grandmother; Grand′-mas′ter, title of the head of the religious orders of knighthood (Hospitallers, Templars, and Teutonic Knights): the head, for the time being, of the Freemasons, &c.—adj. Grand′motherly, like a grandmother, over-anxious to direct the whole life of another.—ns. Grand′-neph′ew, the grandson of a brother or sister; Grand′ness; Grand′-niece, the granddaughter of a brother or sister; Grand′papa, Grand′pa, a grandfather; Grand′-par′ent, a grandfather or grandmother; Grand′-piä′no, a large kind of piano, of great compass and power; Grand′sire, a grandfather: any ancestor; Grand′stand, an elevated erection on a race-course, &c., affording a good view; Grand′-un′cle, the brother of a grandfather or grandmother—also Great′-un′cle.—Grand Seignior (see Seignior); Grand vizir (see Vizir). [Fr. grand—L. grandis, great.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
grand
This word is frequently used, both in French and English, to indicate superiority of position, force, or display; as grand master, grand army, grand march, grand parade, etc.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
GRAND
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Grand is ranked #14643 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Grand surname appeared 2,032 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Grand.
78.8% or 1,602 total occurrences were White.
12.5% or 255 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
6.2% or 126 total occurrences were Black.
1.1% or 24 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.8% or 17 total occurrences were Asian.
0.3% or 8 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'grand' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2258
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'grand' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2454
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'grand' in Adjectives Frequency: #279
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Anagrams for grand »
DRAGN
drang
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of grand in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of grand in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of grand in a Sentence
Ten years is a long time, i said, 'He's going to win and he might win a lot of Grand Slams, because he was incredible'. Maybe five or six, I didn't think he would win 10 times.
Each of the sixteen persons who signed the unofficial Elector Certificate ultimately submitted to the National Archives received a similar target letter alerting, that person both that his testimony was required by the special purpose grand jury and that he was a target of the investigation.
She really wanted to have the 24th Grand Slam, right, it's on the commercials, it's everywhere.
When you got some extra money where it's almost like burning a hole in your pocket, you get fifty grand worth of [ options ], you're like,' f *** it,' I'll buy a thousand shares of this.
We are still in the investigation and analysis stage on this case. Contrary to what some people may believe, we have an open mind and have not come to any conclusions, the grand jury ultimately will decide what to do based on the evidence and the law.
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- كبيرArabic
- velkýCzech
- GrandDanish
- großartig, großGerman
- μεγαλειώδηςGreek
- grandiozaEsperanto
- mil, magnífico, grande, majestuosoSpanish
- بزرگPersian
- tonttu, suuri, mahtava, tonniFinnish
- grandioseFrench
- mhórIrish
- बड़ाHindi
- nagyHungarian
- վեհArmenian
- agungIndonesian
- grandeItalian
- גָדוֹלHebrew
- 壮麗Japanese
- ಭವ್ಯವಾದKannada
- 멋진Korean
- MaximusLatin
- groot, groots, grandieusDutch
- beste-, grandNorwegian
- wielki, pra-Polish
- grandePortuguese
- mareRomanian
- пра-, штука, косая, великий, кусок, тоннаRussian
- pra-, veličanstven, čukun-, šukun-, nad-, velikSerbo-Croatian
- storSwedish
- மாபெரும்Tamil
- గ్రాండ్Telugu
- ยิ่งใหญ่Thai
- büyükTurkish
- грандіознийUkrainian
- عظیم الشانUrdu
- lớnVietnamese
- גרויסYiddish
- 盛大Chinese
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