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[ suh -blahym ] SHOW IPA
/ səˈblaɪm / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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.
SEE MORE SEE LESS 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.
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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 Words nearby sublime sublicense, sublicensee, sublieutenant, sublimate, sublimation, sublime , Sublime Porte, subliminal, subliminal advertising, subliminal perception, sublimity
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Example sentences from the Web for sublime First, there’s the sublime look of joy on Luke’s face as Jess says, “I was attacked by a swan.”
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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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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 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
SEE MORE SEE LESS 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
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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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