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worthy
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?w??ði/
- (General American) enPR: wûr'th?, IPA(key): /?w?ði/
- Rhymes: -??(r)ði
- Hyphenation: wor?thy
Etymology 1
From Middle English worthy, wurthi, from Old English *weorþi? (“"worthy"”), equivalent to worth +? -y. Cognate with Dutch waardig (“worthy”), Middle Low German werdig (“worthy”), German würdig (“worthy”), Swedish värdig (“worthy”), Icelandic verðugt (“worthy”).
Adjective
worthy (comparative worthier, superlative worthiest)
- having worth, merit, or value
- c. 1626, John Davies, The Original, Nature, and Immortality of the Soul
- This worthy mind should worthy things embrace.
- c. 1626, John Davies, The Original, Nature, and Immortality of the Soul
- honourable or admirable
- deserving, or having sufficient worth
- Suited; befitting.
- […] whose shoes I am not worthy to bear.
- The lodging is well worthy of the guest.
Derived terms
- markworthy
- noteworthy
- worthily
- worthiness
Related terms
- worthly
Translations
Noun
worthy (plural worthies)
- a distinguished or eminent person
Related terms
- -worthy
- unworthy
Etymology 2
From Middle English worthien, wurthien, from Old English weorþian (“to esteem, honor, worship, distinguish, celebrate, exalt, praise, adorn, deck, enrich, reward”), from Proto-Germanic *werþ?n? (“to be worthy, estimate, appreciate, appraise”), from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, wind”). Cognate with German werten (“to rate, judge, grade, score”), Swedish värdera (“to evaluate, rate, size up, assess, estimate”), Icelandic virða (“to respect, esteem”).
Verb
worthy (third-person singular simple present worthies, present participle worthying, simple past and past participle worthied)
- (transitive) To render or treat as worthy; exalt; revere; honour; esteem; respect; value; reward; adore.
- c. 1603-1606, William Shakespeare, King Lear
- And put upon him such a deal of man,
That worthied him, got praises of the king […]
- And put upon him such a deal of man,
- 1880, Sir Norman Lockyer, Nature:
- After having duly paid his addresses to it, he generally spends some time on the marble slab in front of the looking-glass, but without showing the slightest emotion at the sight of his own reflection, or worthying it with a song.
- 1908, Edward Arthur Brayley Hodgetts, The court of Russia in the nineteenth century:
- And it is a poor daub besides," the Emperor rejoined scornfully, as he stalked out of the gallery without worthying the artist with a look.
- 1910, Charles William Eliot, The Harvard classics: Beowulf:
- No henchman he worthied by weapons, if witness his features, his peerless presence!
- c. 1603-1606, William Shakespeare, King Lear
Derived terms
- worthier
- worthying
Middle English
Etymology
From worth +? -y, from Old English weorþ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?w?rði?/
Adjective
worthy
- worthy
Descendants
- English: worthy
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grand
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??ænd/
- Rhymes: -ænd
Etymology 1
From Middle English grand, grond, graund, graunt, from Anglo-Norman graunt, from Old French grant, from Latin grandis. Doublet of grande and grandee.
Alternative forms
- grande
Adjective
grand (comparative grander or more grand, superlative grandest or most grand)
- Of a large size or extent; great.
- a grand mountain
- a grand army
- a grand mistake
- Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignified, magnificent.
- a grand monarch
- a grand view
- His simple vision has transformed into something far more grand.
- Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name.
- a grand lodge
- a grand vizier
- a grand piano
- The Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire.
- (usually in compound forms) Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent (see grand-).
- grandfather, grandson, grand-child
- (Ireland, Northern England, colloquial, otherwise dated) Fine; lovely.
- (music) Containing all the parts proper to a given form of composition.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
grand (plural grands or grand)
- (plural "grand") A thousand of some unit of currency, such as dollars or pounds. (Compare G.)
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:grand.
- (music, plural "grands") A grand piano
Translations
Etymology 2
From granddaughter, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, etc.
Noun
grand (plural grands)
- A grandparent or grandchild.
- 1987, Toni Morrison, Beloved, page 269:
- Once, in Maryland, he met four families of slaves who had all been together for a hundred years: great-grands, grands, mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, cousins, children.
- 2012, Brenda Jackson, Texas Wild & Beyond Temptation, page 47:
- Her granddaughter and great-granddaughter went with us as chaperones. Did I ever tell you that she had six grands and two great-grands? […] And Emily agrees with me it's a shame that I don't even have a grand.
- 1987, Toni Morrison, Beloved, page 269:
Further reading
- grand in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- DRAGN
Bourguignon
Etymology
From Latin grandis.
Adjective
grand (feminine grand or grande, masculine plural grands, feminine plural grands or grandes)
- big
French
Etymology
From Middle French grand, from Old French grant, from Latin grandis, grandem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /????/, (followed by vowel or h muet) /????.t?/
Adjective
grand (feminine singular grande, masculine plural grands, feminine plural grandes)
- big, great, grand
- tall
- (usually capitalized) Great, an honorific title
- great; big fat; an intensifier
- extensive, large
Derived terms
See also
- grand-mère
- grand-père
- grand-chose
Further reading
- “grand” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Friulian
Alternative forms
- grant (standard orthography)
Adjective
grand
- Alternative form of grant
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse grand (“injury, hurt”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /krant/
- Rhymes: -ant
Noun
grand n (genitive singular grands, nominative plural grönd)
- damage, harm, destruction
- (card games) absence of trump cards/suits
Declension
Synonyms
- mein
- skaði
- óskundi
Related terms
- granda
Middle French
Alternative forms
- grant
Etymology
From Old French grant, from Latin grandis, grandem.
Adjective
grand m (feminine singular grande, masculine plural grands, feminine plural grandes) (comparative greigneur, superlative greigneur)
- big; large
Descendants
- French: grand
Norman
Alternative forms
- grànd (Guernsey)
Etymology
From Old French grant, from Latin grandis, grandem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?r??/, /?r??/
- (Jersey)
Adjective
grand m
- (Jersey) big
Derived terms
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin grandis.
Adjective
grand m (feminine singular granda, masculine plural grands, feminine plural grandas)
- big, large
- Antonyms: pichon, petit
Derived terms
- grandament
- grandàs
- grandesa
Further reading
- Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians, 2 edition, ?ISBN, page 538.
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) grond
- (Sutsilvan) grànd
Etymology
From Latin grandis, grandem.
Adjective
grand m (feminine singular granda, masculine plural grands, feminine plural grandas)
- (Puter) big, large
- (Puter) tall
Swedish
Noun
grand n
- a mote, a speck, something very small and unimportant
Usage notes
- The form grann is used in the adverb litegrann (“a bit”), which in older texts can be written litet grand.
- Phrases like vi åt lunch på Grand, refer to a "Grand Hotel" available in several towns
Declension
Walloon
Etymology
From Old French grant, from Latin grandis, grandem.
Adjective
grand m (feminine singular grande, masculine plural grands, feminine plural grandes, feminine plural (before noun) grandès)
- large, big
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