English to English adjective
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Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence, relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, a grand mountain; a grand army; a grand mistake. | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope | Example:
• an expansive lifestyle • in the grand manner • collecting on a grand scale • heroic undertakings
source: wordnet30 Example:
• heir to a lordly fortune • of august lineage
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rich and superior in quality | Example:
• a princely sum • gilded dining rooms
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extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers | Example:
• 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
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of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style | Example:
• an exalted ideal • argue in terms of high-flown ideals • a noble and lofty concept • a grand purpose
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large and impressive in physical size or extent | Example:
• the bridge is a grand structure
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the most important and magnificent in adornment | Example:
• grand ballroom • grand staircase
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used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person | Example:
• his distinguished bearing • the monarch's imposing presence • she reigned in magisterial beauty
source: wordnet30 noun
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the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 | source: wordnet30
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a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs | source: wordnet30
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