grandness

grandness
grand ► ADJECTIVE 1) magnificent and imposing. 2) large, ambitious, or impressive in scope or scale. 3) of the highest importance or rank. 4) dignified, noble, or proud. 5) informal excellent. 6) Law (of a crime) serious. Compare with PETTY(Cf. ↑petty) (in sense 4). 7) (in combination ) (in names of family relationships) denoting one generation removed in ascent or descent.
► NOUN 1) (pl. same) informal a thousand dollars or pounds. 2) a grand piano.
DERIVATIVES grandly adverb grandness noun.
ORIGIN Latin grandis 'full-grown, great' .

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  • grandness — grand·ness …   English syllables

  • magnificence — noun 1. splendid or imposing in size or appearance (Freq. 1) the grandness of the architecture impressed by the richness of the flora • Syn: ↑impressiveness, ↑grandness, ↑richness • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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