Standard Lemma guide

grand

adj · name · noun · 24 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹænd/
  • Received-Pronunciation: [ˈɡɹwænd] ~ [ɡɹwand]
  • British, Midlands, Southern, Standard: /ˈɡɹand/
  • British, Midlands, Southern, Standard: [ɡɹwand]
  • Northern-England: /ˈɡɹand/
  • Northern-England: [ɡɹwand] ~ [ɡɹwänd]
  • Scotland, Wales: /ˈɡɾand/
  • Scotland, Wales: [ɡɾand] ~ [ɡɾänd]
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈɡɹænd/
  • [ˈɡɹwænd] without æ-raising
  • [ˈɡɹweə̯nd] ~ [ˈɡɹwɛə̯nd] æ-raising
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /ˈɡɹæːnd/
  • [ˈɡɹwæːnd] without æ-raising
  • [ˈɡɹweːnd] ~ [ˈɡɹwɛːnd] æ-raising
  • New-Zealand: /ˈɡɹɛnd/
  • New-Zealand: [ɡɹwɛnd]
  • rhymes with -ænd
  • CMU ARPABET: G R AE1 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: augmentative

Examples

  • among the grandest orchestras of our time
  • The Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional

Of a large size or extent; great.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: augmentative

Examples

  • a grand mountain
  • a grand army
  • a grand mistake

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional

Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignified, magnificent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: augmentative

Examples

  • a grand monarch
  • a grand view
  • His simple vision has transformed into something far more grand.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional

Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: augmentative

Examples

  • a grand lodge
  • a grand vizier
  • a grand piano

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adj

Meaning 5

Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent (see grand-).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: usually in compound forms

Examples

  • grandfather, grandson, grand-child

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adj

Meaning 6

Fine; lovely.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ireland, Northern-England, colloquial

Qualifier: otherwise dated

Examples

  • A cup of tea? That'd be grand.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adj

Meaning 7

Containing all the parts proper to a given form of composition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

name

Meaning 8

A placename

A commune in Vosges department, Grand Est, France.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

name

Meaning 9

A placename

A ghost town (historic place) in Ellis County, Oklahoma, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

name

Meaning 10

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

noun

Meaning 11

A thousand of some unit of currency, such as dollars or pounds. (Compare G.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: plural "grand"

Examples

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:grand.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: large

Antonyms: none provided

12

noun

Meaning 12

A thousand RPM.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial

Qualifier: plural "grand"

Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

noun

Meaning 13

A grand piano

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: plural "grands"

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

14

noun

Meaning 14

A grandparent or grandchild.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

15

adjective satellite

Meaning 15

used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his distinguished bearing
  • the monarch's imposing presence
  • she reigned in magisterial beauty

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: distinguished, imposing, magisterial

Antonyms: none provided

16

adjective satellite

Meaning 16

the most important and magnificent in adornment

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • grand ballroom
  • grand staircase

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

17

adjective satellite

Meaning 17

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an expansive lifestyle
  • in the grand manner
  • collecting on a grand scale
  • heroic undertakings

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: expansive, heroic

Antonyms: none provided

18

adjective satellite

Meaning 18

large and impressive in physical size or extent

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the bridge is a grand structure

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

19

adjective satellite

Meaning 19

of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style- Oliver Franks

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an exalted ideal
  • argue in terms of high-flown ideals
  • a noble and lofty concept
  • a grand purpose

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: exalted, elevated, sublime, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded

Antonyms: none provided

20

adjective satellite

Meaning 20

of or befitting a lord

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • heir to a lordly fortune
  • of august lineage

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: august, lordly

Antonyms: none provided

21

adjective satellite

Meaning 21

extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • 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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fantastic, howling(a), marvelous, marvellous, rattling(a), terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous

Antonyms: none provided

22

adjective satellite

Meaning 22

rich and superior in quality

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a princely sum
  • gilded dining rooms

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: deluxe, gilded, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuous

Antonyms: none provided

23

noun

Meaning 23

a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: grand piano

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: piano, pianoforte, forte-piano

Narrower terms: baby grand, baby grand piano, parlor grand, parlor grand piano, parlour grand, parlour grand piano, concert grand, concert piano

24

noun

Meaning 24

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, G, thou, yard

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: large integer

Narrower terms: millenary

History

Etymology

From Middle English grand, grond, graund, graunt, from Anglo-Norman graunt, from Old French grant, from Latin grandis. Doublet of grande and grandee.

From granddaughter, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, etc.

Across languages

Translations

94 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: голям (goljam) — of large size or extent
  • Bulgarian: велик (velik) — of large size or extent
  • Esperanto: granda — of large size or extent
  • Finnish: mahtava — of large size or extent
  • Finnish: suuri — of large size or extent
  • German: groß — of large size or extent
  • Hindi: भव्य (bhavya) — of large size or extent
  • Indonesian: raya — of large size or extent
  • Italian: grande — of large size or extent
  • Japanese: 壮麗な (sōrei na) — of large size or extent
  • Latin: magnus — of large size or extent
  • Macedonian: о́громен (ógromen) — of large size or extent
  • Macedonian: ве́лик (vélik) — of large size or extent
  • Norwegian Bokmål: stor — of large size or extent
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: stor — of large size or extent
  • Plautdietsch: groot (nds) — of large size or extent
  • Russian: вели́кий (velíkij) — of large size or extent
  • Serbo-Croatian: velik — of large size or extent
  • Spanish: grande — of large size or extent
  • Ottoman Turkish: بیوك (büyük) — of large size or extent
  • Ottoman Turkish: قوجه (koca) — of large size or extent
  • Ottoman Turkish: ایری (iri) — of large size or extent
  • Ottoman Turkish: بزرك (büzürg) — of large size or extent
  • Armenian: վեհ (veh) — great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression
  • Bulgarian: величествен (veličestven) — great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression
  • Bulgarian: импозантен (impozanten) — great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression
  • Dutch: groots — great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression
  • Dutch: groot — great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression
  • Finnish: suuri — great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression
  • Finnish: mahtava — great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression
  • German: groß — great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression
  • German: großartig — great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression
  • Hindi: विशाल (viśāl) — great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression
  • Indonesian: agung — great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression
  • Italian: grande — great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression
  • Latin: magnus — great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression
  • Latin: grandis — great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression
  • Macedonian: вели́чествен (velíčestven) — great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression
  • Norwegian Bokmål: stor — great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression
  • Plautdietsch: groot (nds) — great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression
  • Polish: wielki — great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression
  • Russian: вели́кий (velíkij) — great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression
  • Serbo-Croatian: veličanstven — great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression
  • Spanish: grande — great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression
  • Ottoman Turkish: بیوك (büyük) — great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression
  • Ottoman Turkish: قوجه (koca) — great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression
  • Ottoman Turkish: ایری (iri) — great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression
  • Ottoman Turkish: بزرك (büzürg) — great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression
  • Dutch: grandieus — having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other similar things
  • Finnish: suur- — having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other similar things
  • German: Groß- — having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other similar things
  • Indonesian: agung — having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other similar things
  • Italian: grande — having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other similar things
  • Latin: grandis — having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other similar things
  • Plautdietsch: groot (nds) — having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other similar things
  • Russian: вели́кий (velíkij) — having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other similar things
  • Serbo-Croatian: nad- — having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other similar things
  • Spanish: majestuoso — having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other similar things
  • Finnish: iso- — standing in the second or more remote degree of parentage or descent
  • German: Groß- — standing in the second or more remote degree of parentage or descent
  • Norwegian: beste- — standing in the second or more remote degree of parentage or descent
  • Polish: pra- — standing in the second or more remote degree of parentage or descent
  • Russian: пра- (pra-) — standing in the second or more remote degree of parentage or descent
  • Serbo-Croatian: pra- — standing in the second or more remote degree of parentage or descent
  • Serbo-Croatian: šukun- — standing in the second or more remote degree of parentage or descent
  • Serbo-Croatian: čukun- — standing in the second or more remote degree of parentage or descent
  • Finnish: mahtavaa — fine, lovely
  • Finnish: mainiota — fine, lovely
  • Finnish: loistavaa — fine, lovely
  • Irish: seoigh — fine, lovely
  • Irish: galánta — fine, lovely
  • French: Legrand — equivalent surnames
  • Hungarian: Nagy — equivalent surnames
  • Bulgarian: хилядарка (hiljadarka) — one thousand of some currency
  • Chinese Cantonese: 撇 (pit3) — one thousand of some currency
  • Chinese Cantonese: 叉 (caa1) — one thousand of some currency
  • Czech: tác — one thousand of some currency
  • Czech: litr — one thousand of some currency
  • Czech: tisícovka — one thousand of some currency
  • Finnish: tuhatlappunen — one thousand of some currency
  • Finnish: tonni — one thousand of some currency
  • Finnish: tonttu — one thousand of some currency
  • German: Tausi — one thousand of some currency
  • Macedonian: илјада́рка (iljadárka) — one thousand of some currency
  • Polish: kafel — one thousand of some currency
  • Polish: koła — one thousand of some currency
  • Polish: tysiak — one thousand of some currency
  • Russian: шту́ка (štúka) — one thousand of some currency
  • Russian: то́нна (tónna) — one thousand of some currency
  • Russian: кусо́к (kusók) — one thousand of some currency
  • Russian: коса́рь (kosárʹ) — one thousand of some currency
  • Slovak: liter — one thousand of some currency
  • Spanish: un mil — one thousand of some currency
  • Spanish: luca — one thousand of some currency
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