Grand - Definition

adj 1: 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]
2: of or befitting a lord; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of
august lineage" [syn: august, grand, lordly]
3: rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded
dining rooms" [syn: deluxe, gilded, grand, luxurious,
opulent, princely, sumptuous]
4: 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]
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" [syn: exalted, elevated, sublime, grand,
high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified,
idealistic, noble-minded]
6: large and impressive in physical size or extent; "the bridge
is a grand structure"
7: the most important and magnificent in adornment; "grand
ballroom"; "grand staircase"
8: 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]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 [syn:
thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad,
G, grand, thou, yard]
2: a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame;
usually supported by three legs [syn: grand piano, grand]