Difference between Sumptuous and Grand

What is the difference between Sumptuous and Grand?

Sumptuous as an adjective is magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense, and having a flavour of debauchery while 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.

Sumptuous

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense, and having a flavour of debauchery

Example sentence: It is very grand and sumptuous and awesome to look at but it was really about the characters for me.

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: If you take risks and face your fate with dignity, there is nothing you can do that makes you small; if you don't take risks, there is nothing you can do that makes you grand, nothing.

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

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