Definition of "grand" in English

adjective

1. (augmentative) Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional

   • among the grandest orchestras of our time
   • The Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire.

2. (usually in compound forms) Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent (see grand-).

   • grandfather, grandson, grand-child

3. (Ireland, Northern England, colloquial, otherwise dated) Fine; lovely.

   • A cup of tea? That'd be grand.

4. (music) Containing all the parts proper to a given form of composition.

noun

1. (plural "grand") A thousand of some unit of currency, such as dollars or pounds. (Compare G.)

   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:grand.

2. (colloquial, automotive, plural "grand") A thousand RPM.

3. (music, plural "grands") A grand piano

noun

1. A grandparent or grandchild.