"grandest" in the adjective sense
1. expansive, grand, heroic
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
"an expansive lifestyle"
"in the grand manner"
"collecting on a grand scale"
"heroic undertakings"
2. august, grand, lordly
of or befitting a lord
"heir to a lordly fortune"
"of august lineage"
3. deluxe, gilded, grand, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuous, lush
ostentatiously rich and superior in quality
"a princely sum"
"gilded dining rooms"
"these architecture magazines are full of the lush interiors of the rich and famous"
4. fantastic, grand, howling, marvelous, marvellous, rattling, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous
extraordinarily good or great used especially as intensifiers
"a fantastic trip to the Orient"
"the film was fantastic!"
"a howling success"
"a marvelous collection of rare books"
"had a rattling conversation about politics"
"a tremendous achievement"
5. exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded
of high moral or intellectual value elevated in nature or style
"an exalted ideal"
"argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks
"a noble and lofty concept"
"a grand purpose"
6. grand
large and impressive in physical size or extent
"the bridge is a grand structure"
7. grand
the most important and magnificent in adornment
"grand ballroom"
"grand staircase"
8. distinguished, grand, imposing, magisterial
used of a person's appearance or behavior befitting an eminent person
"his distinguished bearing"
"the monarch's imposing presence"
"she reigned in magisterial beauty"
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