Grandest

/ˈɡrændɪst/ adjective

Definition

Most impressive, magnificent, or ambitious in scale or scope; the superlative form of grand.

Etymology

From Old French grant meaning 'large, great' from Latin grandis meaning 'big, great, full-grown'. The superlative '-est' suffix creates the ultimate degree of grandness.

Kelly Says

Grand and its superlative 'grandest' carry a fascinating duality - they can describe both physical magnificence (grand canyon, grand staircase) and social pretension (grand gestures, grandiose schemes). This linguistic versatility allows the same word to celebrate genuine achievement and mock excessive ambition, depending entirely on context and tone.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ብምታማነው
bi-mi-ta-ma-new
ARالعربية
الأعظم
al-a'dham
BNবাংলা
সবচেয়ে বড়
shob-che-yay boro
CACatalà
més gran
mehs grahn
CSČeština
největší
nay-vlee-shih
DADansk
størst
stur-st
DEDeutsch
größte
groe-s-teh
ELΕλληνικά
μεγαλύτερος
meh-gah-lee-teros
ESEspañol
más grandioso
más gran-dee-oh-soh
FAفارسی
بزرگترین
bozorg-tar-in
FISuomi
suurin
soo-rin
FRFrançais
le plus grand
luh ploo grahn
GUGU
સૌથી મોટું
sau-thee mo-tun
HAHA
matsakaita
mah-tsah-kah-ee-tah
HEעברית
הגדול ביותר
hag-dol bee-yoh-ter
HIहिन्दी
सबसे बड़ा
sab-seh bada
HUMagyar
legnagyobb
leh-nya-yob
IDBahasa Indonesia
terbesar
tehr-beh-sar
IGIG
kasị ukwu
kah-see oo-kwoo
ITItaliano
più grande
pyoo grahn-deh
JA日本語
最も偉大な
mottomo idai na
KKKK
ең үлкен
yeng ulken
KMKM
ធំជាងគេ
thom cheh ng kae
KO한국어
가장 위대한
gajang wi-dae-han
MRMR
सर्वात मोठे
sar-vat moh-the
MSBahasa Melayu
terbesar
tehr-beh-sar
MYမြန်မာ
အကြီးဆုံး
ah-kyee-soh-neh
NLNederlands
grootste
khroh-steh
NONorsk
størst
stur-st
PAPA
ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ
sab tohn vadda
PLPolski
największy
nahy-vyeh-shih
PTPortuguês
maior
mah-ee-ohr
RORomână
cel mai mare
chel mah-yay mah-reh
RUРусский
величайший
vee-lee-chay-shiy
SVSvenska
störst
stur-st
SWKiswahili
mkubwa zaidi
m-koo-bwah zay-dee
TAதமிழ்
மிகப்பெரிய
mikap-periya
TEతెలుగు
అతిపెద్ద
ati-pedda
THไทย
ใหญ่ที่สุด
yai tee soot
TLTL
pinakamalaki
pee-nah-kah-mah-lah-kee
TRTürkçe
en büyük
en byook
UKУкраїнська
найбільший
nay-bil-shiy
URاردو
سَب سے بڑا
sab-seh bada
VITiếng Việt
lớn nhất
lohn nhat
YOYO
òtòkèlè
oh-toh-keh-leh
ZH中文
最伟大的
zui wei da de
ZUZU
ekubukhazim
eh-koo-buk-hah-zim

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