'Grand' definitions:

Definition of 'grand'

(from WordNet)
adjective
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" [syn: expansive, grand, heroic]
adjective
Of or befitting a lord; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage" [syn: august, grand, lordly]
adjective
Rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms" [syn: deluxe, gilded, grand, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuous]
adjective
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" [syn: fantastic, grand, howling(a), marvelous, marvellous, rattling(a), terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous]
adjective
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" [syn: exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded]
adjective
Large and impressive in physical size or extent; "the bridge is a grand structure"
adjective
The most important and magnificent in adornment; "grand ballroom"; "grand staircase"
adjective
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" [syn: distinguished, grand, imposing, magisterial]
noun
The cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 [syn: thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, G, grand, thou, yard]
noun
A piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs [syn: grand piano, grand]

Definition of 'Grand'

From: GCIDE
  • Grand \Grand\ (gr[a^]nd), a. [Compar. Grander (gr[a^]nd"[~e]r); 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Making so bold . . . to unseal Their grand commission. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • They are the highest models of expression, the unapproached masters of the grand style. --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent; -- generalIy used in composition; as, grandfather, grandson, grandchild, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • What cause Mov'd our grand parents, in that happy state, Favor'd of Heaven so highly, to fall off From their Creator. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 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 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. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'grand'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Grand -- U.S. County in Utah

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Grand -- U.S. County in Utah
Population (2000) :
8485
Housing Units (2000) :
4062
Land area (2000) :
3681.560109 sq. miles (9535.196504 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
12.515689 sq. miles (32.415485 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
3694.075798 sq. miles (9567.611989 sq. km)
Located within :
Utah (UT), FIPS 49
Location :
38.823392 N, 109.472540 W

Grand -- U.S. County in Colorado

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Grand -- U.S. County in Colorado
Population (2000) :
12442
Housing Units (2000) :
10894
Land area (2000) :
1846.674737 sq. miles (4782.865409 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
22.930219 sq. miles (59.388993 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1869.604956 sq. miles (4842.254402 sq. km)
Located within :
Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location :
40.087637 N, 106.070981 W

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