Definition of GRAND

grand

Plural: grand, grands

Noun

  • A thousand dollars or a type of piano.
  • the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
  • a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs
  • A thousand of some unit of currency, such as dollars or pounds. (Compare G.)
  • A thousand RPM.
  • A grand piano
  • A grandparent or grandchild.

Adjective Satellite

  • of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
    • "in the grand manner"
    • "collecting on a grand scale"
  • of or befitting a lord
  • rich and superior in quality
  • extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers
  • of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; ; - Oliver Franks
    • "a grand purpose"
  • large and impressive in physical size or extent
    • "the bridge is a grand structure"
  • the most important and magnificent in adornment
    • "grand ballroom"
    • "grand staircase"
  • used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person

Adj

  • Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional
  • Of a large size or extent; great.
  • Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional
  • Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignified, magnificent.
  • 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.
  • Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent (see grand-).
  • Fine; lovely.
  • Containing all the parts proper to a given form of composition.

Adjective

  • Impressively large, magnificent, or splendid.

Examples

  • A cup of tea? That'd be grand.
  • a grand army
  • a grand lodge
  • a grand mistake
  • a grand monarch
  • a grand mountain
  • a grand piano
  • a grand view
  • a grand vizier
  • grandfather, grandson, grand-child
  • His grand finale play earned him a grand total of 100 points in Scrabble.
  • His simple vision has transformed into something far more grand.
  • Scoring a "grand" total of points is always the goal in Words With Friends.
  • The Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English grand, grond, graund, graunt, from Anglo-Norman graunt, from Old French grant, from Latin grandis. Doublet of grande and grandee.

Synonyms

1000, august, chiliad, deluxe, distinguished, elevated, exalted, expansive, fantastic, G, gilded, grand piano, heroic, high-flown, high-minded, howling, idealistic, imposing, K, lofty, lordly, luxurious, M, magisterial, marvellous, marvelous, noble-minded, one thousand, opulent, princely, rarefied, rarified, rattling, sublime, sumptuous, terrific, thou, thousand, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous, yard, -zilla, arch-, giga-, great, hyper-, large, macro-, mega-, over-, super-, supra-, uber-, ultra-

Scrabble Score: 7

grand: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
grand: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
grand: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

grand: valid Words With Friends Word