sublime

[ suh-blahym ]

/ səˈblaɪm /

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adjective

elevated or lofty in thought, language, etc.: Paradise Lost is sublime poetry.

impressing the mind with a sense of grandeur or power; inspiring awe, veneration, etc.: Switzerland has sublime scenery.

supreme or outstanding: a sublime dinner.

complete; absolute; utter: sublime stupidity.

Archaic.

of lofty bearing.
haughty.

Archaic. raised high; high up.

noun

the sublime,

the realm of things that are sublime: the sublime in art.
the quality of being sublime: the sublime of nature.
the greatest or supreme degree.

verb (used with object), sub·limed, sub·lim·ing.

to make higher, nobler, or purer.

Chemistry.

to convert (a solid substance) by heat into a vapor, which on cooling condenses again to solid form, without apparent liquefaction.
to cause to be given off by this or some analogous process.

verb (used without object), sub·limed, sub·lim·ing.

Chemistry. to volatilize from the solid state to a gas, and then condense again as a solid without passing through the liquid state.

Origin of sublime

1350–1400; (noun and adj.) < Latin sublīmis high, equivalent to sub- sub- + an element of uncertain origin, variously identified with līmis, līmus oblique or līmen lintel, threshold; (v.) Middle English sublimen < Old French sublimer < Latin sublimāre to raise, derivative of sublimis

SYNONYMS FOR sublime

1 exalted, noble.

2 magnificent, superb, august, grand, gorgeous, resplendent, imposing, majestic.

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OTHER WORDS FROM sublime

sub·lime·ly, adverb sub·lime·ness, noun sub·lim·er, noun un·sub·limed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sublime

sublimate sublime

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Example sentences from the Web for sublime

From this louche improbable source pours music of sublime beauty without one false note.

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“It seems like volunteers for ISIS are surfing for the sublime,” Atran wrote to me on Sunday.

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Ragtime was as sophisticated as Stravinsky, Van Vechten asserted, blues singer Clara Smith as sublime an artist as any opera diva.

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Then, we have the pulse-pounding Captain Phillips, the sublime Nebraska, and the insane The Wolf of Wall Street.

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And credit for that goes to the sublime Jean Stapleton, the actress who brought Edith Bunker so vividly to life for so long.

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It will win artists to a phase of the sublime in America which they have overlooked.

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You do or you do not use the Longinian word ὑψος in the modern sense of the sublime.

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How much more magnificent and sublime patricianism might have been but for these admixtures, it is impossible to say.

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The sound, I think, is one of the grandest in nature, and is of the true species of the sublime. '

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It is the sublime drama of all the ages, and the last act is now on, the final scene about to unfold.

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British Dictionary definitions for sublime

sublime

/ (səˈblaɪm) /

adjective

of high moral, aesthetic, intellectual, or spiritual value; noble; exalted

inspiring deep veneration, awe, or uplifting emotion because of its beauty, nobility, grandeur, or immensity

unparalleled; supreme a sublime compliment

poetic of proud bearing or aspect

archaic raised up

noun the sublime

something that is sublime

the ultimate degree or perfect example the sublime of folly

verb

(tr) to make higher or purer

to change or cause to change directly from a solid to a vapour or gas without first melting to sublime iodine; many mercury salts sublime when heated

to undergo or cause to undergo this process followed by a reverse change directly from a vapour to a solid to sublime iodine onto glass

Derived forms of sublime

sublimely, adverb sublimity (səˈblɪmɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for sublime

C14: from Latin sublīmis lofty, perhaps from sub- up to + līmen lintel

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sublime

adjective

noun

verb (used with object), sub·limed, sub·lim·ing.

verb (used without object), sub·limed, sub·lim·ing.

Origin of sublime

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adjective

noun the sublime

verb

Derived forms of sublime

Word Origin for sublime

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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sublime

adjective

noun

verb (used with object), sub·limed, sub·lim·ing.

verb (used without object), sub·limed, sub·lim·ing.

Origin of sublime

SYNONYMS FOR sublime

OTHER WORDS FROM sublime

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sublime

Words nearby sublime

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