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grand
[grand] 
adjective, grand⋅er, grand⋅est, noun, plural grands for 13, grand for 14.–adjective
| 1. | impressive in size, appearance, or general effect: grand mountain scenery. |
| 2. | stately, majestic, or dignified: In front of an audience her manner is grand and regal. |
| 3. | highly ambitious or idealistic: grand ideas for bettering the political situation. |
| 4. | magnificent or splendid: a grand palace. |
| 5. | noble or revered: a grand old man. |
| 6. | highest, or very high, in rank or official dignity: a grand potentate. |
| 7. | main or principal; chief: the grand ballroom. |
| 8. | of great importance, distinction, or pretension: a man used to entertaining grand personages. |
| 9. | complete or comprehensive: a grand total. |
| 10. | pretending to grandeur, as a result of minor success, good fortune, etc.; conceited: Jane is awfully grand since she got promoted. |
| 11. | first-rate; very good; splendid: to have a grand time; to feel grand. |
| 12. | Music. written on a large scale or for a large ensemble: a grand fugue. |
–noun
| 13. | grand piano. |
| 14. | Informal. an amount equal to a thousand dollars: The cops found most of the loot, but they're still missing about five grand. |
Origin:
1350–1400; 1920–25 for def. 14; ME gra(u)nd, gra(u)nt < OF grant, grand < L grand- (s. of grandis) great, large full-grown
1350–1400; 1920–25 for def. 14; ME gra(u)nd, gra(u)nt < OF grant, grand < L grand- (s. of grandis) great, large full-grown
Related forms:
grandly, adverb
grandness, noun
Synonyms:
2. princely, regal, royal, exalted. 4. great, large, palatial; brilliant, superb. 9. inclusive.
2. princely, regal, royal, exalted. 4. great, large, palatial; brilliant, superb. 9. inclusive.
Antonyms:
1. insignificant. 2. modest, unassuming. 3. small; mean. 7. minor.
1. insignificant. 2. modest, unassuming. 3. small; mean. 7. minor.
grand-
| a combining form used in genealogical terminology meaning “one generation more remote”: grandfather; grandnephew. |
Ham⋅il⋅ton
[ham-uhl-tuhn] –noun
| 1. | Alexander, 1757–1804, American statesman and writer on government: the first Secretary of the Treasury 1789–97; mortally wounded by Aaron Burr in a duel. |
| 2. | Alice, 1869–1970, U.S. physician, educator, and toxicologist. |
| 3. | Edith, 1867–1963, U.S. classical scholar and writer. |
| 4. | Lady Emma, (Amy, or Emily, Lyon), 1765?–1815, mistress of Viscount Nelson. |
| 5. | Sir Ian Standish Mon⋅teith [mon-teeth] , 1853–1947, British general. |
| 6. | Sir William, 1788–1856, Scottish philosopher. |
| 7. | Sir William Rowan [roh-uhn] , 1805–65, Irish mathematician and astronomer. |
| 8. | former name of Churchill River. |
| 9. | Also called Grand River. a river flowing E through S Labrador into the Atlantic. 600 mi. (965 km). |
| 10. | Mount, a mountain of the Coast Range in California, near San Jose: site of Lick Observatory. 4209 ft. (1283 m). |
| 11. | a seaport in SE Ontario, in SE Canada, on Lake Ontario. 312,003. |
| 12. | a city on central North Island, in New Zealand. 154,606. |
| 13. | an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in S Scotland. 107,178; 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km). |
| 14. | a city in this district, SE of Glasgow. 46,376. |
| 15. | a city in SW Ohio. 63,189. |
| 16. | a seaport in and the capital of Bermuda. 3000. |
| 17. | a male given name. |
Grand River
–noun
| 1. | former name of the Colorado River above its junction with the Green River in SE Utah. |
| 2. | a river in SW Michigan, flowing W to Lake Michigan. 260 mi. (420 km) long. |
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| grand (grānd) adj. grand·er, grand·est
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin grandis.] grand'ly adv., grand'ness n. Synonyms: These adjectives mean strikingly large in size, scope, or extent. Both grand and magnificent apply to what is physically or aesthetically impressive. Grand implies dignity, sweep, or eminence: a grand hotel lobby with marble floors. |
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Grand
Grand\, a. [Compar. Grander; superl. Grandest.] [OE. grant, grount, OF. grant, F. grand, fr. L. grandis; perh. akin to gravis heavy, E. grave, a. Cf. Grandee.]1. Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence, relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, a grand mountain; a grand army; a grand mistake. "Our grand foe, Satan." --Milton. Making so bold . . . to unseal Their grand commission. --Shak. 2. 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. They are the highest models of expression, the unapproached masters of the grand style. --M. Arnold. 3. 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. 4. Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent; -- generalIy used in composition; as, grandfather, grandson, grandchild, etc. What cause Mov'd our grand parents, in that happy state, Favor'd of Heaven so highly, to fall off From their Creator. --Milton. Grand action, a pianoforte action, used in grand pianos, in which special devices are employed to obtain perfect action of the hammer in striking and leaving the string. Grand Army of the Republic, an organized voluntary association of men who served in the Union army or navy during the civil war in the United States. The order has chapters, called Posts, throughout the country. Grand cross. (a) The highest rank of knighthood in the Order of the Bath. (b) A knight grand cross. Grand cordon, the cordon or broad ribbon, identified with the highest grade in certain honorary orders; hence, a person who holds that grade. Grand days (Eng. Law), certain days in the terms which are observed as holidays in the inns of court and chancery (Candlemas, Ascension, St. John Baptist's, and All Saints' Days); called also Dies non juridici. Grand duchess. (a) The wife or widow of a grand duke. (b) A lady having the sovereignty of a duchy in her own right. (c) In Russia, a daughter of the Czar. Grand duke. (a) A sovereign duke, inferior in rank to a king; as, the Grand Duke of Tuscany. (b) In Russia, a son of the Czar. (c) (Zo["o]l.) The European great horned owl or eagle owl (Bubo maximas). Grand-guard, or Grandegarde, a piece of plate armor used in tournaments as an extra protection for the left shoulder and breast. Grand juror, a member of a grand jury. Grand jury (Law), a jury of not less than twelve men, and not more than twenty-three, whose duty it is, in private session, to examine into accusations against persons charged with crime, and if they see just cause, then to find bills of indictment against them, to be presented to the court; -- called also grand inquest. Grand juryman, a grand juror. Grand larceny. (Law) See under Larceny. Grand lodge, the chief lodge, or governing body, among Freemasons and other secret orders. Grand master. (a) The head of one of the military orders of knighthood, as the Templars, Hospitallers, etc. (b) The head of the order of Freemasons or of Good Templars, etc. Grand paunch, a glutton or gourmand. [Obs.] --Holland. Grand pensionary. See under Pensionary. Grand piano (Mus.), a large piano, usually harp-shaped, in which the wires or strings are generally triplicated, increasing the power, and all the mechanism is introduced in the most effective manner, regardless of the size of the instrument. Grand relief (Sculp.), alto relievo. Grand Seignior. See under Seignior. Grand stand, the principal stand, or erection for spectators, at a, race course, etc. Grand vicar (Eccl.), a principal vicar; an ecclesiastical delegate in France. Grand vizier. See under Vizier. Syn: Magnificent; sublime; majestic; dignified; elevated; stately; august; pompous; lofty; eralted; noble. Usage: Grand, Magnificent, Sublime. Grand, in reference to objects of taste, is applied to that which expands the mind by a sense of vastness and majesty; magnificent is applied to anything which is imposing from its splendor; sublime describes that which is awful and elevating. A cataract is grand; a rich and varied landscape is magnificent; an overhanging precipice is sublime. "Grandeur admits of degrees and modifications; but magnificence is that which has already reached the highest degree of superiority naturally belonging to the object in question." --Crabb.
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Language Translation for : grand
Spanish:
magnífico, espléndido, imponente,
German:
großartig,
Japanese:
壮麗な
grand
1125, from Anglo-Fr. graunt, from O.Fr. grant, grand, from L. grandis "big, great," also "full-grown" (cognate with Gk. brenthueothai "to swagger"). It supplanted magnus in Romance languages; in Eng. with a special sense of "imposing." The connotations of "moral greatness, sublimity," etc., were in Latin. As a general term of admiration, 1816. The noun meaning "thousand dollars" is first recorded in Amer.Eng. underworld slang, 1915, from the adj.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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