Propitious vs Grand - What's the difference?
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Favorable; benevolent (e.g. propitious weather )
(archaic) Favorably disposed towards someone.
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Characteristic of a good omen: auspicious.
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
Propitious is a related term of grand.
As an adjective propitious
is favorable; benevolent (eg propitious weather ).As a proper noun grand is
a commune in france.propitious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* advantageous, auspicious, favorable, fortunate, promisingAntonyms
* unpropitiousExternal links
* * *grand
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(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