Difference between Grand and Big

What is the difference between Grand and Big?

Grand as an adjective is of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence, relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, a grand mountain; a grand army; a grand mistake. while Big as an adjective is of a great size; large;

Grand

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence, relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, 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); as, a grand monarch; a grand lord; a grand general; a grand view; a grand conception. Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name; as, a grand lodge; a grand vizier; a grand piano, etc. Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent; -- generally used in composition; as, grandfather, grandson, grandchild, etc.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: One thousand dollars. One thousand pounds sterling.

Example sentence: Music is changing so quickly, and the landscape of the music industry itself is changing so quickly, that everything new, like Spotify, all feels to me a bit like a grand experiment.

Big

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of a great size; large;Thought to have undue influence.Popular.Adult.Fat.Important or significant.(construed with on) Enthusiastic (about).Mature, conscientious, principled.

Example sentence: See, when you drive home today, you've got a big windshield on the front of your car. And you've got a little bitty rearview mirror. And the reason the windshield is so large and the rearview mirror is so small is because what's happened in your past is not near as important as what's in your future.

We hope you now know whether to use Grand or Big in your sentence.

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