Etymology : Middle French, large, great, grand, from Latin grandis
Pronunciation : grand
Function : adjective
Date : 1584
1. grand piano; one thousand dollars (Slang). large, impressive; dignified; fancy, magnificent, splendid, wonderful; chief, main. 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.].
2. 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." making so bold to unseal their grand commission.
3. 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. arnold.
4. 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.
5. 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.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?l.) the european great horned owl or eagle owl (bubo maximas).
6. Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence, relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, a grand mountain; a grand army; a grand mistake.
7. Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignifled, or noble ; majestic, splendid, magnificent, or sublime ; as, a grand monarch; a grand lord; a grand general; a grand view; a grand conception.
8. 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.
9. Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent; generalIy used in composition; as, grandfather, grandson, grandchild, etc.
10. The form grand is used as the plural for meaning 8..
11. If you describe a building or a piece of scenery as grand, you mean that its size or appearance is very impressive. this grand building in the center of town The scenery of South Island is on a grand scale. = majestic.
12. Grand plans or actions are intended to achieve important results. The grand design of Europe's monetary union is already agreed.
13. disapproval People who are grand think they are important or socially superior. He is grander and even richer than the Prince of Wales.
14. If you describe an activity or experience as grand, you mean that it is very pleasant and enjoyable. The dinner was a grand success He was having a grand time meeting new sorts of people. = great.
15. approval You can describe someone or something as grand when you admire or approve of them very much. He was a grand bloke. = great, wonderful.
16. A grand total is one that is the final amount or the final result of a calculation. It came to a grand total of £220,329.
17. Grand is often used in the names of buildings such as hotels, especially when they are very large. They stayed at The Grand Hotel, Budapest.
18. A grand is a thousand dollars or a thousand pounds. They're paying you ten grand now for those adaptations of old plays. see also:
grandly. Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Grand Falls Grand Alliance War of the Grand Banks Grand Canal Grand Canyon Grand Canyon series Grand Central Station Grand Guignol grand jury Grand National Grand Ole Opry Grand Portage National Monument Grand Prix racing Grand Rapids Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Grand Teton National Park Grand Traverse Bay Grand Trunk Railway grand unified theory grand unification theory Grand Shrine of Ise Le Mans Grand Prix d'Endurance Grand River Grand Prix de Rome GOP Grand Old Party Grand Duchy of Warsaw.
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