adj · name · noun · 24 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Synonyms: none provided
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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.
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 14
A grandparent or grandchild.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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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
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Synonyms: none provided
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19
adjective satellite
Meaning 19
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style- Oliver Franks