grand
918
3.0
- adjective
- /ɡrænd/
:
imponente
- The grand ballroom was decorated with sparkling chandeliers and elegant drapes.
- a grand strategy
- on a grand scale
- a grand mansion
OK, guys, this is the grand finale of the Look.
- OK, guys, this is the grand finale of the Look.
- We negotiated and came up with a grand coalition government.
- And So what are the grand themes of this?
- All in this grand fantasy of rescuing them.
- This doesn't have to be this grand, momentous, mystical moment for you.
- It tells you what is happening, what the grand arcs are.
- OK, like the grand gestures I don't fully love.
Examples
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So we need a grand place to make a grand plan.
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OK, guys, this is the grand finale of the Look.
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So it's so, so big and grand and beautiful.
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Knowledge which was quite grand and really exciting.
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And I had this such a grand dream and vision.
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It's grand and it's central.
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And I think it's good to have these big, grand, ambitious plans.
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We negotiated and came up with a grand coalition government.
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And I just see this as a grand continuation of that tradition.
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It's grand, very grand.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Important and famous because of high quality or influence
∞
1.0
Very good and likely to make you feel happy or amazed
940
2.9
Very large and impressive in scale
815
3.3
Very strong and often causing great damage
794
3.0
Very large or impressive
626
1.9
Very good and impressive, making you feel pleased
299
3.9
Very impressive and beautiful in appearance or style
253
3.6
Very beautiful and impressive in a way that makes people admire it
251
1.8
Very good and surprising in a way that pleases people
113
5.4
Very impressive and much better than normal
110
3.5
Very impressive and beautiful
62
5.6
Something that is very comfortable and expensive and shows someone is rich
60
5.8
Very impressive and causing strong surprise
55
4.7
So large in size or amount that it causes great surprise
51
3.7
Rich and full, like thick plants or juicy fruit
50
4.3
Having great beauty and causing people to feel respect
43
6.7
Extremely beautiful or great in a way that makes people feel wonder
41
5.2
Having a calm, impressive way of looking and behaving
30
3.2
Very impressive and grand in appearance or style
26
5.4
Very large and wide, often used for places or plans
24
5.3
Very large and surprising in a way that shocks you
19
7.5
Very large or impressive in a way that surprises people
19
6.7
Very large or impressive in a way that amazes people
17
7.5
Very rich and expensive looking, often with beautiful details
16
6.3
Very large and impressive like a famous building or statue
15
7.7
Very rich and expensive in a way that shows great wealth
14
4.3
A more expensive, high quality version with extra comfort and features
13
5.6
Having a large, impressive appearance that makes people notice and respect it
6
5.2
A large, impressive show with bright effects and fancy scenes
3
6.1
Have great size and luxury that shows much wealth
1
7.0
Respected and impressive in a calm, serious way
1
8.1
Grand and dignified in a way a rich, powerful person acts
1
7.7
Large and impressive in a way that makes people feel wonder
1
7.9
Showing a strong, commanding way of speaking or acting
1
4.1
Very impressive and making people feel amazed
1
7.5
Very beautiful and impressive to look at
On a large or impressive scale
Very beautiful and impressive in a way people admire
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
259
6.2
A group of citizens who decide if there is enough evidence to charge someone with a crime
- Specialized
6
7.4
A severe epileptic seizure that makes a person lose consciousness and have strong body jerks
2
4.0
A large S-shaped waterway that runs through Venice and is lined with old buildings
- Archaic
1
9.3
A long trip through Europe to learn about art and culture, popular in the 1700s
- Formal
1
8.2
A royal woman with high rank who is the wife of a grand duke or holds the title herself
- Archaic
1
8.4
The main Buddhist leader of Tibet who was once its political ruler, often the Dalai Lama
A national park in northwest Wyoming with tall rocky mountains and wild animals
1
9.9
A main Islamic religious leader who decides how religious law should be followed in a country
A small country in northwestern Europe between France, Belgium and Germany that is famous for banks
A Russian state from the Middle Ages with Moscow as its capital that is the beginning of modern Russia
- US
A tall fir tree that grows on the Pacific coast with long curved branches and dark green needles
- UK
A gymnastics move on the horizontal bar where you swing all the way around with your body straight
- Specialized
Severe seizures that make a person lose consciousness and have strong body jerks
A European war from 1689 to 1697 when France fought a group of other countries
How Impressive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Grand as an adjective comes from the French word grand meaning 'large' or 'great', so when something is called grand it looks large, impressive, or magnificent.