grand vs pianoforte

pianoforte vs grand

grand and pianoforte both are nouns.

grand is an adjective but pianoforte is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
grand	Yes	Yes	No	No
pianoforte	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pianoforte is a hypernym of grand; that is, pianoforte is a word with a broader meaning than grand:

grand: a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs
pianoforte: a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds

Other hypernyms of grand include forte-piano, piano.

grand (noun)	pianoforte (noun)
a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs	a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

grand (adjective)	pianoforte (adjective)
used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
the most important and magnificent in adornment
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
large and impressive in physical size or extent
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
of or befitting a lord
ostentatiously rich and superior in quality

Difference between grand and pianoforte

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