Meaning & Definition of Grand in English

1. The cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

2. A piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame

• Usually supported by three legs

1. Of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

• "An expansive lifestyle"

• "In the grand manner"

• "Collecting on a grand scale"

• "Heroic undertakings"

2. Of or befitting a lord

• "Heir to a lordly fortune"

• "Of august lineage"

3. Rich and superior in quality

• "A princely sum"

• "Gilded dining rooms"

4. Extraordinarily good or great

• Used especially as intensifiers

• "A fantastic trip to the orient"

• "The film was fantastic!"

• "A howling success"

• "A marvelous collection of rare books"

• "Had a rattling conversation about politics"

• "A tremendous achievement"

5. Of high moral or intellectual value

• Elevated in nature or style

• "An exalted ideal"

• "Argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- oliver franks

• "A noble and lofty concept"

• "A grand purpose"

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 behavior

• Befitting an eminent person

• "His distinguished bearing"

• "The monarch's imposing presence"

• "She reigned in magisterial beauty"