Grand

Word GRAND
Character 5
Hyphenation grand
Pronunciations /ɡɹænd/

Definitions and meanings of "Grand"

What do we mean by grand?

Large and impressive in size or extent. adjective

Sweeping in ambition or conception. adjective

Very pleasing; wonderful; splendid. adjective

Characterized by splendor or magnificence. adjective

Having more importance than others; principal. adjective

Having higher rank than others of the same category. adjective

Dignified or noble, as in appearance or effect. adjective

Having a serious moral purpose; noble. adjective

Of a haughty or pretentious nature. adjective

Including or covering all units or aspects. adjective

A grand piano. noun

A thousand dollars. noun

Great; large; especially, of imposing magnitude; majestic or sublime from size and proportion: as, a grand mountain-chasm; a grand building.

Of very high or noble quality; lofty in character or position; of exalted power, dignity, beauty, etc.; great; noble.

Principal; chief; most important: as, the grand master of an order; a grand jury; the grand concern of one's life.

Prime; primal; first; original.

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

(plural "grands") A grand piano

Grand means OK. Commonly used in response to: "How are you"? Also indicates that something is suitable and/or correct. Urban Dictionary

And G one thousand dollars Urban Dictionary

Fine, alright, okay. slightly more affirmative than the aforementioned depending on the tone in which it is delivered. widespread usage in ireland within all classes with perhaps the exception of politicians and the highly priviliged. Urban Dictionary

Irish slang for everything is just fine, or that will do. Copyrighted in the Republic of Ireland in Feb 1978. Urban Dictionary

Ah. I see you're new to slang. Grand: $1,000 Urban Dictionary

A grand is One thousand dollars. Urban Dictionary

Adjective: Magnificent, wonderful, very good or of exceptionally high quality. As a result of an ingrained cultural cynicism and suspicion of that which purports to be very good, the Irish use this word to mean 'okay', or 'ordinary'. Urban Dictionary

A spanish word, supposedly meaning "large", bastardized by the Starbucks marketing machine to mean medium; their 16oz coffee. Urban Dictionary

Something that Vincent Castronovo Jr. is. Best word to use. It means AMAZING, DELIGHTFUL, or just OVERALL GREAT. It's a better form of great. Us GRANDerz use it all the time. Vincent Castronovo Jr, Bianca Castronovo, and Alessandra Castronovo are all founders of the word GRAND. Urban Dictionary

Italian for the word "large." used in musical context to talk about the grandeur of a song, or the deepness of a note. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Grand

The word "grand" in example sentences

Whether the engine is free or costs 20 grand is a bit irrelevant when you need a hundred grand+ in art. ❋ Unknown (2005)

It was a baker's shop near where they lived, and it was rather a grand shop -- only they kept this little girl to go messages, not to the _grand_ people that came there, you know, but to the people that bought the bread when it wasn't so new -- and currant cakes that were rather stale -- like that, you know. ❋ Mrs. Molesworth (1880)

Soon after this grand affair, a very _grand personage_ came not unwillingly to the end of all earthly affairs. ❋ Grace Greenwood (1863)

"It has been said that the immortality of the soul is a 'grand peut-être' -- but still it is a _grand_ one. ❋ George Gordon Byron Byron (1806)

The term "grand wizard" was what got him into trouble, since that is also what the leaders of the Ku Klux Klan were once called. ❋ Unknown (2011)

This reminds me of Hannity's unrelenting worrying about David Gregory or whoever used the term "grand Wizzard" the other day. ❋ Unknown (2011)

However, the term grand finale is only a farce this time around. ❋ Unknown (2010)

(The sense of the term grand is taken from the French word for "large.") ❋ NotNEAL (2010)

Obama says he is not giving up hope for what he calls a "grand bargain" to raise the country's borrowing limit while slashing government deficits. ❋ Unknown (2011)

"If you go all the way back to his [2004] speech at the Democratic National Convention, he uses what we call grand eloquence," Katz said. ❋ Unknown (2010)

She suffered from fits in which she shook and fell on the ground—what we call grand mal seizures. ❋ Susan Cheever (2010)

The one incident that really troubled people the most -- people take turn giving what they call grand rounds. ❋ Unknown (2009)

White House spokeswoman Dana Perino accused the Democrats of creating what she called grand conspiracy theories that have no basis in fact. ❋ Unknown (2007)

They have what they call a grand compromise, although it is under attack from all sides. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Now Gary Hart lays out what he calls a grand strategy for the United States in the 21st century. ❋ Unknown (2004)

But Julie Green, who has been our Assistant Press Secretary here in the Lower Press Office and done a great job and has made what we call the grand circle here of starting off in the Upper Press Office, going over to Media Affairs, doing very good work there, and then coming back, promoted along the way, to be the Assistant Press Secretary in Lower Press, has been snatched from us. ❋ ITY National Archives (1997)

But that's why over the years we have tried to combine capitalism with increasing measures of social responsibility, social sensitivity, attempts to indirectly recreate even opportunities for every generation, but without stifling individual initiative and self interest, which are very deeply felt instincts that if properly channeled can make a society creative and wealthy and if suppressed produce the kind of stagnation which I call the grand failure. ❋ Unknown (1989)

[Don't worry about it]! [It's grand]! I was thinking about [throwing] it out anyway. ❋ Talk2me-JCH2 (2022)

I [paid] 20 grand for that [truck] and now it's [ruined]. ❋ Light Joker (2005)

[howrya] man havent seen ya in a good while? as sure im grand, not a [bother] [on me] ❋ Bud (2003)

[Feck] it [sure] [it's grand]. ❋ Irishlondonlad (2015)

Idiot [poker] star: [I just lost] 10 grand to a [bluffer] tonight! Friend: Harsh. ❋ Sean Ryan (2007)

Person 1: "Dude, I just got a grand for [my birthday]!" Person 2: "[No way]! You got [a fucking] grand!?! ❋ Horny & Thorny (2019)

[Irishman] 1: Was the drive here alright? Irishman 2: Ah yeah, [it was grand]. Irishman 1: So, how was the [skydive] last week? Irishman 2: Ah it was grand too. ❋ JohnSpectre (2014)

I hate going into a [Starbuck's] for coffee. The dumbass baristas always treat me like an idiot because I confuse a "Tall, "Grande" and "[Vente]". Grande is spanish for large, right? "Short" is the only size that makes any sense and "Vente" is an Italian word! WTF is that?! Why can't they just call them small, medium, large and [extra large] anyway? ❋ Tenacious Faulker (2009)

[Oh my god], that [book] is so [GRAND]! ❋ Rachel Castronovo (2011)

"[Grande] melodies." ❋ TranceCrafter (2018)

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