What is the meaning of grand?

noun

adjective

  • Of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope.
    • usage: "an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner"; "collecting on a grand scale"; "heroic undertakings"
  • Of or befitting a lord.
    • usage: "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage"
  • Rich and superior in quality.
    • usage: "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"
  • Extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers.
    • usage: "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"
  • Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style.
    • usage: "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose"
  • Large and impressive in physical size or extent.
    • usage: "the bridge is a grand structure"
  • The most important and magnificent in adornment.
    • usage: "grand ballroom"; "grand staircase"
  • Used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person.
    • usage: "his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty"
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