Grand vs Grandfather - What's the difference?
grand | grandfather |
Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence, relatively great; greatest; chief; principal.
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).
Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name.
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
One thousand dollars (compare ).
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(British) One thousand pounds sterling.
(musical instruments) A grand piano
To retain existing laws or rules only for those people or organisations that were previously affected by them, and apply new laws or rules to the unaffected people or organizations.
As nouns the difference between grand and grandfather
is that grand is one thousand dollars (compare G) while grandfather is a father of someone’s parent.As an adjective grand
is of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence, relatively great; greatest; chief; principal.As a proper noun Grand
is a commune in France.As a verb grandfather is
to retain existing laws or rules only for those people or organisations that were previously affected by them, and apply new laws or rules to the unaffected people or organizations.grand
English
(Webster 1913)Adjective
(er)- a grand mountain
- a grand army
- a grand mistake
- a grand monarch
- a grand view
- a grand conception
- a grand lodge
- a grand vizier
- a grand piano
