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grand in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
    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
    grand piano  grand 
adjective
  1. of or befitting a lord
    "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage"
    august  grand  lordly 
  2. rich and superior in quality
    "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"
    deluxe  gilded  grand  luxurious  opulent  princely  sumptuous 
  3. 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"
    distinguished  grand  imposing  magisterial 
  4. 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"
    exalted  elevated  sublime  grand  high-flown  high-minded  lofty  rarefied  rarified  idealistic  noble-minded 
  5. 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"
    expansive  grand  heroic 
  6. 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"
    fantastic  grand  howling  marvelous  marvellous  rattling  terrific  tremendous  wonderful  wondrous 
  7. the most important and magnificent in adornment
    "grand ballroom"; "grand staircase"
    grand 
  8. large and impressive in physical size or extent
    "the bridge is a grand structure"
    grand 
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