Sublime Definition
sə-blīm
sublimed, sublimes, subliming, sublimer, sublimest
adjective
sublimer, sublimest
Noble; exalted; majestic.
Webster's New World
Of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth.
American Heritage
Not to be excelled; supreme.
American Heritage
Outstandingly or supremely such.
A man of sublime taste.
Webster's New World
Inspiring awe or admiration through grandeur, beauty, etc.
Webster's New World
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noun
sublimes
Something sublime.
Wiktionary
An ultimate example.
American Heritage
verb
sublimed, sublimes, subliming
To make sublime.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
To cause to sublimate.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
To sublimate.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
idiom
the sublime
- sublime quality; sublimity
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Sublime
Noun
Singular:
sublimePlural:
sublimesAdjective
Base Form:
sublime
Comparative:
sublimerSuperlative:
sublimestIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Sublime
- the sublime
Origin of Sublime
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From Middle French sublime, from Latin sublÄ«mis (“high"), from sub- (“up to", "upwards") + uncertain, often identified with Latin lÄ«mis, ablative singular of lÄ«mus (“oblique") or lÄ«men (“threshold", "entrance", "lintel")
From Wiktionary
French from Old French sublimated from Latin sublīmis uplifted
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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