GRAND

(SPLENDID) [adjective] -er, -est - splendid in style and appearance; attracting admiration and attentionThe Palace of Versailles is very grand.We don't want a grand wedding, just a quiet family affair.They always entertain their guests in grand style.All the performers in the show came on stage for the grand finale.In the opera 'The Magic Flute', the Queen of the Night makes a grand entrance in Act I (= her entrance attracts everyone's attention).Tony is someone who always likes making grand gestures (= doing splendid things in order to attract attention).Grand is sometimes used in the name of a place or building to show that it is splendid or large.the Grand Hotelthe Grand Canyonthe Grand CanalIf someone or an animal lives to a grand old age, they live until they are very old.Our cat lived to a grand old age.He lived to the grand old age of 97.(humorous) At the grand old age of six, Leila had lived in four different European capitals.Grand opera is a type of serious opera.The hotel has a pianist playing at the large white grand piano (= a large piano which has horizontal strings and is used esp. for performances) in the bar.See picture: Keyboard instrumentsA grand tour is a visit to the most important countries and cities of Europe which rich young men made in the past as part of their education.(figurative humorous) Let me give you a grand tour of (= show you) the house.