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1. Of behaviour that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
   "in the grand manner"; "collecting on a grand scale";
   - expansive, heroic
    
2. Of or befitting a lord
   "of grand lineage";
   - august, lordly
    
3. Ostentatiously rich and superior in quality
   "grand dining rooms";
   - deluxe, gilded, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuous, lush, luxury
    
4. Extraordinarily good or great; used especially as an intensifier
   "a grand trip to the Orient";
   - fantastic, howling [informal], marvelous [US], marvellous [Brit, Cdn], rattling [informal], terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous, phenomenal, epic [slang], magnificent, heavenly [informal]
    
5. Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
   "a grand purpose";
   - exalted, elevated, sublime, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded
    
6. Large and impressive in physical size or extent
   "the bridge is a grand structure"
    
7. The most important and magnificent in adornment
   "grand ballroom"; "grand staircase"
    
8. Used of a person's appearance or behaviour; befitting an eminent person
   "his grand bearing";
   - distinguished, imposing, magisterial

1. A piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs
   - grand piano
    
2. [informal] A thousand dollars or pounds

Derived forms: grander, grandest, grands

See also: big, dignified, extraordinary, important, impressive, large, noble, of import, rich

Type of: forte-piano, piano, pianoforte

Encyclopedia: Grand, Steve