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[ suh-blim-i-tee ] / səˈblɪm ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sublimity ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural sub·lim·i·ties for 2. the state or quality of being sublime. a sublime person or thing. Origin of sublimity1520–30; <Latin sublīmitās height, equivalent to sublīm(is) sublime + -itās-ity Words nearby sublimitysublime, Sublime Porte, subliminal, subliminal advertising, subliminal perception, sublimity, sublingual, sublingual artery, sublingual caruncle, sublingual cyst, sublingual duct Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sublimityBailey talked about the “sublimity of nature” that he believes Hockney communicates in his pictures. David Hockney’s “A Bigger Exhibition” Opens at the de Young Museum|Emily Wilson|October 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST Still the view eastward,” said I, “is so extensive and varied—so full of sublimity. The Big Otter|R.M. Ballantyne It is too little for the magnitude of the scene, too mean for the sublimity of the subject. The Writings of Thomas Paine, Volume IV.|Thomas Paine I dare say our sublimity had a comic touch in it of which we never dreamt. Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories|Ouida
It suggests no crystal waters, no picturesque shores, no sublimity. The Innocents Abroad|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) When one crosses any one of its numerous bridges, one does not exchange thriftiness and sublimity for the commonplace. Dumas' Paris|Francis Miltoun
Words related to sublimitydignity, generosity, superiority, virtue, greatness, integrity, grandeur, upper class, supremacy, evolution, accomplishment, precision, ideal, purity, excellence, quality, fulfillment, transcendence, splendor, elegance |