grand
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle English grand, grond, graund, graunt, from Anglo-Norman graunt, from Old French grant, from Latin grandis. Doublet of grande and grandee.
Alternative forms
[edit]Adjective
[edit]grand (comparative grander or more grand, superlative grandest or most grand)
- (augmentative) Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional
- Of a large size or extent; great.
- a grand mountain
- a grand army
- a grand mistake
- Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignified, magnificent.
- a grand monarch
- a grand view
- His simple vision has transformed into something far more grand.
- 1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard:
- In the mean time, Cluffe had arrived. He was a little bit huffed and grand at being nailed as an evidence, upon a few words carelessly, or, if you will, confidentially dropped at his own mess-table, where Lowe chanced to be a guest; and certainly with no suspicion that his little story could in any way be made to elucidate the mystery of Sturk's murder.
- Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name.
- a grand lodge
- a grand vizier
- a grand piano
- The Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire.
- Grand Admiral
- Of a large size or extent; great.
- (usually in compound forms) Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent (see grand-).
- grandfather, grandson, grand-child
- (Ireland, Northern England, colloquial, otherwise dated) Fine; lovely.
- A cup of tea? That'd be grand.
- (music) Containing all the parts proper to a given form of composition.
Synonyms
[edit]- (augmentative): great, super-, supra-, hyper-, ultra-, uber-, macro-, arch-, over-, mega-, giga-, -zilla
Derived terms
[edit]- baby grand, baby grand piano
- boudoir grand
- concert grand
- GM
- GP
- grand 600-cell
- grandacious
- grand action
- Grand Bahama
- Grand Bank
- Grand Banks
- grand C
- Grand Canal
- Grand Canyon
- Grand Canyon State
- Grand Cayman
- grand chop
- grand climacteric
- grand conjunction
- Grand County
- grand drape
- grand ducal
- grand-ducal
- grand duchess
- grand duchy
- Grand Duchy of Lithuania
- Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
- grand duke
- grand-duke
- grand dukedom
- Grand Exchange
- Grand Falls
- grand final
- grand finale
- grand fir
- Grand Forks
- Grand Forks County
- grand-guard
- grand guard
- Grand Haven
- grand iftar
- Grand Inquisitor
- Grand Island
- Grand Isle
- Grand Junction
- grand juror
- grand jury
- Grand Lake
- grand larceny
- Grand Ledge
- Grand Lodge
- grand lodge
- Grand Lodge Freemasonry
- grandly
- Grand Master
- grandmaster, grand master
- Grandmaster, grandmaster
- grand mean
- grand mercy
- grandmistress
- Grand Mufti
- grandmultipara
- grandmultiparity
- grandmultiparous
- grand narrative
- Grand National
- grandness
- grand old man
- grand opening
- grand opera
- grandorder
- Grand Orient
- grand pensionary
- grand period of growth
- grand piano
- grand poobah, Grand Poobah
- grand prince
- grand prior
- grand prize
- grand quarter
- grand-quarterly
- Grand Rapidian
- Grand Rapids
- grandreefite
- Grand River
- grand rounds
- grand salami
- grand scheme, grand scheme of things
- grand seigneur
- grand seignior
- grand sergeanty, grand serjeanty
- Grand Slam
- grand slam
- grandsome
- grand staff
- grandstand
- grandstander
- grandstand finish
- grandstanding
- grandstand play
- grand strategy game
- Grand Terrace
- grand theft
- grand theft auto
- grand theory
- grand total
- grand tourer
- Grand Tour, grand tour
- grand touring car
- Grand Turk
- grand unification theory
- grand unified theory
- Grandview
- grand vizier, grand vizir
- grandy
- great-grand
- great grandmaster
- great grand multipara
- great grand multiparity
- great grand multiparous
- GTA
- parlor grand
- pseudograndreefite
- semigrand
- Six Nations of the Grand River
- ungrand
Related terms
[edit]- aggrandizable
- aggrandization
- aggrandize
- aggrandizement
- aggrandizer
- Arroyo Grande
- Campo Grande
- Crèvecœur-le-Grand
- delusion of grandeur
- Diablo Grande
- folie de grandeur
- Grand
- grand-
- grandam
- grand cru
- grande
- Grande Comore
- grande dame
- Grande Dame Guignol
- grandee
- grandeeship
- grande finale
- grande horizontale
- grande madame
- grande passion
- grandes écoles
- Grand Est
- grandeur
- grandevity
- grande wormwood
- grandezza
- grand feu
- grand fromage
- Grand Guignol, grand guignol
- grandific
- grandiflora
- grandiloquacity
- grandiloquence
- grandiloquent
- grandiloquently
- grandiloquism
- grandiloquous
- grandiloquy
- grandiose
- grandiosely
- grandioseness
- grandiosity
- grandioso
- grandisonant
- grandity
- grand mal
- Grand Marais
- Grand Marnier
- Grand Orient Freemasonry
- Grand Prix, grand prix
- Grand Teton
- Grand Traverse County
- Le Grand
- Legrand
- Legrande
- legrandite
- overaggrandize
- Ribeira Grande
- Rio Grande
- Rio Grande City
- Rio Grande County
- Rio Grande do Norte
- Rio Grande do Sul
- Rio Grande River
- Rio Grande Valley
- self-aggrandizement
- self-aggrandizing
- unaggrandized
- unaggrandizing
- ungrandiloquent
- ungrandiose
Translations
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Noun
[edit]grand (plural grands or grand)
- (plural "grand") A thousand of some unit of currency, such as dollars or pounds. (Compare G.)
- Synonym: large
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:grand.
- (music, plural "grands") A grand piano
Translations
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Etymology 2
[edit]From granddaughter, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, etc.
Noun
[edit]grand (plural grands)
- A grandparent or grandchild.
- 1987, Toni Morrison, Beloved, page 269:
- Once, in Maryland, he met four families of slaves who had all been together for a hundred years: great-grands, grands, mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, cousins, children.
- 2012, Brenda Jackson, Texas Wild & Beyond Temptation, page 47:
- Her granddaughter and great-granddaughter went with us as chaperones. Did I ever tell you that she had six grands and two great-grands? […] And Emily agrees with me it's a shame that I don't even have a grand.
Further reading
[edit]- “grand”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
[edit]Bourguignon
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]grand (feminine grand or grande, masculine plural grands, feminine plural grands or grandes)
Franco-Provençal
[edit]Adjective
[edit]grand (ORB, broad)
References
[edit]- grand in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle French grand, from Old French grant, from Latin grandem.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]grand (feminine grande, masculine plural grands, feminine plural grandes)
- big
- tall
- grown up, big
- Quand je serai grande, je veux être astronaute. ― When I grow up, I want to be an astronaut.
- Il l’a fait tout seul comme un grand garçon. ― He did it all on his own like a big boy.
- great
- un grand homme ― a great man
- une grande dame ― a great lady
- un grand écrivain ― a great writer
- un grand compositeur ― a great composer
- Alexandre le Grand ― Alexander the Great
- Pierre le Grand ― Peter the Great
- big fat (an intensifier)
- Synonym: gros
- un grand tricheur ― a big fat cheater
- (of a place) greater (together with the surrounding area pertaining to it)
- Grand Londres ― Greater London
- Grand Montréal ― Greater Montreal
Usage notes
[edit]This adjective is usually placed before the noun. When applied to people, the meaning "great" is only available when the adjective is before the noun. When it is placed after the noun, it can only mean physically large or (more commonly) tall. Un grand homme can be a great man or a large/tall man; un homme grand can only be a large/tall man.
Noun
[edit]grand m (plural grands, feminine grande)
Derived terms
[edit]- à grand-peine
- à grande échelle
- à grands pas
- à la vitesse grand V
- Alexandre le Grand
- au grand air
- au grand dam de
- au grand galop
- au grand jamais
- au grand jour
- au grand regret de
- aux grands maux les grands remèdes
- cour des grands
- dans les grandes largeurs
- dans les grandes lignes
- Douze Grandes Fêtes
- employer les grands moyens
- en grande partie
- en grande pompe
- faire grand bruit
- faire grand cas
- faire le grand saut
- frapper les grands coups
- grand air
- grand bien te fasse
- grand bien vous fasse
- grand blanc
- grand brûlé
- grand campagnol
- Grand Chelem
- grand chelem
- grand chemin
- grand clerc
- grand dauphin
- grand Dieu
- grand écart
- grand écran
- grand électeur
- Grand Est
- grand jour
- grand largue
- grand magasin
- grand max
- grand maximum
- grand monde
- grand œuvre
- grand ouvert
- Grand Pardon
- grand pingouin
- grand pont
- grand pontife
- grand prématuré
- grand prêtre
- grand prieur
- grand prix
- Grand Prix
- grand public
- grand reporter
- grand roseau
- grand saut
- grand singe
- grand-duc
- Grande Bleue
- Grande Boucle
- grande camomille
- grande chélidoine
- Grande Comore
- grande couronne
- grande dame
- Grande Dépression
- grande distribution
- grande éclaire
- grande férule
- grande finale
- grande gueule
- grande marée
- Grande Ourse
- grande parure
- grande personne
- grande puissance
- grande roue
- Grande Russie
- grande surface
- grandes lèvres
- grandeur
- Grands Boulevards
- Grands Lacs
- il est grand temps
- jurer ses grands dieux
- les grands esprits se rencontrent
- les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières
- mener grand train
- mener la vie à grandes guides
- ouvrir grand
- petit poisson deviendra grand
- petite pluie abat grand vent
- requin grande gueule
- sortir le grand jeu
- tenir en grande estime
- tout de suite les grands mots
- train à grande vitesse
- vivre en grand seigneur
- voir grand
- voir les choses en grand
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “grand”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Friulian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- grant (standard orthography)
Adjective
[edit]grand
- Alternative form of grant
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Norse grand (“injury, hurt”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]grand n (genitive singular grands, nominative plural grönd)
- (higher register, uncommon) damage, harm, destruction
- verða að grandi ― come to harm
- (card games) absence of trump cards/suits; no-trump
Declension
[edit]Synonyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From English grand (“magnificent”).
Adjective
[edit]grand
- (colloquial) grandiose, splashy, impressive
- Synonyms: tilkomumikill, flottur
- Veislan var svaka grand. ― The party was very grandiose.
Lombard
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Akin to Italian grande, from Latin grandis.
Adjective
[edit]grand
Middle French
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old French grant, from Latin grandis, grandem.
Adjective
[edit]grand m (feminine singular grande, masculine plural grands, feminine plural grandes) (comparative greigneur, superlative greigneur)
Descendants
[edit]Norman
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- grànd (Guernsey)
Etymology
[edit]From Old French grant, from Latin grandis, grandem.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]grand m
Derived terms
[edit]- grand Albèrt, grand-mêle (“grimoire”)
- grand' câsaque (“overcoat”)
- grand corbîn (“raven”)
- grand mât d'êlectricité (“electricity pylon”)
- grand mât (“mainmast”)
- grand pèrrotchet (“main topgallant sail”)
- grand run (“extreme beam”)
- grand-grand-méthe (“great-grandmother”)
- grand-grand-péthe (“great-grandfather”)
- grand-méthe (“grandmother”)
- grand-oncl'ye (“great-uncle”)
- grand-papa (“great-grandfather”)
- grand-péthe (“grandfather”)
- grand'c'mîn (“highway”)
- grandement (“greatly, largely”)
- grand'manman (“great-grandmother”)
- grand'tante (“great-aunt”)
Occitan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]grand m (feminine singular granda, masculine plural grands, feminine plural grandas)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians[1], 2 edition, →ISBN, page 538.
Old English
[edit]Verb
[edit]grand
Polish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]grand m pers
- grandee (official aristocratic title conferred on some Spanish and Portuguese nobility)
- grandee (high-ranking nobleman in Spain or Portugal)
Declension
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
[edit]grand f
Further reading
[edit]Romansch
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin grandis, grandem.
Adjective
[edit]grand m (feminine singular granda, masculine plural grands, feminine plural grandas)
Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]grand n
- a mote, a speck, something very small and unimportant
- Huru kommer det till, att du ser grandet i din broders öga, men icke bliver varse bjälken i ditt eget öga?
- And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? (Matthew 7:3)
Usage notes
[edit]- The form grann is used in the adverb litegrann (“a bit”), which in older texts can be written litet grand.
- Phrases like vi åt lunch på Grand, refer to a "Grand Hotel" available in several towns
Declension
[edit]Declension of grand | ||||
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Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | grand | grandet | grand | granden |
Genitive | grands | grandets | grands | grandens |
Walloon
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old French grant, from Latin grandis, grandem.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]grand m (feminine singular grande, masculine plural grands, feminine plural grandes, feminine plural (before noun) grandès)
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- en:Musical instruments
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- ORB, broad
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- Rhymes:Icelandic/ant
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- is:Card games
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- pl:Male people
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