Grand adds to greatness of size the implications of handsomeness and dignity How is the word grand pronounced Magnificent implies an impressive largeness proportionate to scale without sacrifice of dignity or good taste.
The Essex Catering Company
Grand gestureas a national manager, he has shown that it is the small details that count rather than the grand gestures
The novel deals with grand themes, but is never heavy or pretentious
He's just reached the grand old age of 95 I was disappointed not to get the job, but it's not that important in the grand scheme of things. Grand (comparative grander or more grand, superlative grandest or most grand) of a large size or extent His simple vision has transformed into something far more grand
In the mean time, cluffe had arrived. Both grand and magnificent apply to what is physically or aesthetically impressive Grand implies dignity, sweep, or eminence A grand hotel lobby with marble floors
Magnificent suggests splendor, sumptuousness, and grandeur
Impressive in size, appearance, or general effect In front of an audience her manner is grand and regal Grand ideas for bettering the political situation Grand is often used in the names of buildings such as hotels, especially when they are very large
They stayed at the grand hotel, budapest A grand is a thousand dollars or a thousand pounds They're paying you ten grand now for those adaptations of old plays A grand is a large piano whose strings are set horizontally to the ground.
A grand and regal manner
Highly ambitious or idealistic, often with unreal hopes of achieving success or anything important Comprehensive:[before a noun] the grand total We had a grand time. Of a haughty or pretentious nature.
There are 36 meanings listed in oed's entry for the word grand, seven of which are labelled obsolete See ‘meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence How common is the word grand
