grandsome
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Characterised by grandness or grandeur
Example Sentences
- "As a bird escaping an unwholesome cage to the grandsome freedom of the invigorating air."
- "There is something eerie and grandsome in the idea of visiting the vaults of an old church, even though emperors are entombed there, and we almost wondered how We could of our own free will venture into that place of death, [...]"
- "My dog is always majestic / But he is never caustic / Maidens may be handsome / But vain they will become / My dog is grandsome / But claims he has none [...]"
Etymology
From grand + -some.
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more grandsome (comparative)
most grandsome (superlative)