Grand (TV series)
WordNet
adjective
(1) 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"
(2) The most important and magnificent in adornment
"Grand ballroom"
"Grand staircase"
(3) 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"
(4) Large and impressive in physical size or extent
"The bridge is a grand structure"
(5) 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"
(6) Of or befitting a lord
"Heir to a lordly fortune"
"Of august lineage"
(7) Extraordinarily good; 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"
(8) Rich and superior in quality
"A princely sum"
"Gilded dining rooms"
noun
(9) A piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs
(10) The cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
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Etymology
, from graunt, from grant/grand, from .
Adjective
- Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence, relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, a grand mountain; a grand army; a grand mistake.
- 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); as, a grand monarch; a grand lord; a grand general; a grand view; a grand conception.
- 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.
- Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent; -- generally used in composition; as, grandfather, grandson, grandchild, etc.
Noun
- One thousand dollars.
- One thousand pounds sterling.
Adjective
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