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Eminent vs Grand - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between eminent and grand

is that eminent is high, lofty; towering; prominent while grand is of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence, relatively great; greatest; chief; principal.

As a noun grand is

one thousand dollars (compare G).

As a proper noun Grand is

a commune in France.

eminent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (archaic) high, lofty; towering; prominent.
  • noteworthy, remarkable, great
    • His eminent good sense has been a godsend to this project.
  • of a person, distinguished, important, noteworthy
    • In later years, the professor became known as an eminent historian.

    Usage notes

    * Eminent and imminent are very similar sounds, and are weak rhymes; in some dialects, these may be confused. A typo of either word may result in a correction to the wrong word by spellchecking software. Eminent may also be confused with immanent, immanant, or emanate.

    Derived terms

    * eminence * eminently * preeminent

    Related terms

    * imminent * prominent

    External links

    * * * English terms derived from Latin ----

    grand

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence, relatively great; greatest; chief; principal.
    • a grand mountain
    a grand army
    a grand mistake
  • Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignified, or noble (said of persons); majestic, splendid, magnificent, or sublime (said of things).
    • a grand monarch
    a grand view
    a grand conception
  • Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name.
    • a grand lodge
    a grand vizier
    a grand piano
  • Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent -- generally used in composition; as, grandfather, grandson, grandchild, etc.
  • (Ireland, Northern England) fine; lovely

    • Noun

    (grand)
  • One thousand dollars (compare ).
  • * {{quote-video
    • , date = 2003-12-21 , episode = The Hitchhiker , title = (Cold Case) , people = (Danny Pino) , role = Scotty Valens , season = 1 , number = 10 , passage = I could win ten grand over there, I still ain't paying a cabbie 300 bucks to drive me home. }}
  • (British) One thousand pounds sterling.
  • (musical instruments) A grand piano

    • Related terms

    * grandeur * grandiose * grandiosity * grandioso

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    Anagrams

    * ----