grand

Universal Words adjective, noun adjective (grander, grandest) 1 impressive and large or important: It's not a very grand house. * The wedding was a very grand occasion. 2 (Grand) [onlybeforenoun] used in the names of impressive or very large buildings, etc: the Grand Canyon * We stayed at the Grand Hotel. 3 needing a lot of effort, money or time to succeed but intended to achieve impressive results: a grand design / plan / strategy * New Yorkers built their city on a grand scale. 4 (of people) behaving in a proud way because they are rich or from a high social class: They're all Lord or Lady somebody or other, but they're not at all grand. * She put on her grandest air and waltzed into the living room to join the others. 5 (dialect or informal) very good or enjoyable; excellent: I had a grand day out at the seaside. * Thanks. That'll be grand! * Fred did a grand job of painting the house. 6 (Grand) used in the titles of people of very high social rank: the Grand Duchess Elena seealsoGRANDEUR grandly adverb: He described himself grandly as a 'landscape architect'. * 'It is not the money,' she replied grandly, 'it is the principle of the thing.' grandness noun [U]: the grandness of the surroundings IDIOMS a / the grand old age a great age: She finally learned to drive at the grand old age of 70. a / the grand old man (of sth) a man who is respected in a particular profession that he has been involved in for a long time: Arthur C. Clarke, the grand old man of science fiction noun 1 (plural grand) (informal) $1000; ｣1000: It'll cost you five grand! 2 = GRANDPIANO seealsoCONCERTGRAND