grainy, a. granular, granulate, granulated, granulous.

grand, a. [august], [imposing], [sublime], [stately], [magnificent], [splendid], palatial, [lofty], [consummate], [glorious], [superb], [elegant], [majestic], [gorgeous], [luxurious], impressive, [dignified], illustrious, [noble].

grandeur, n. [splendor], [magnificence], [elegance], sublimity, [majesty], augustness.

grandfather, n. grandsire, patriarch.

grandiose, a. impressing, [imposing]; [bombastic], turgid, declamatory, grandiloquent.

grandmother, n. grandam.

grandparent, n. Associated word: aval.

grant, v. convey, transfer, code; [give], bestow, [allot], [deign], vouchsafe; [admit], concede, [allow], comply, [permit].

grant, n. [conveyance], transfer, cession;, concession; [gift], [bounty], subsidy.

grant back. recede.