Dictionary Definition
sublime adj
1 inspiring awe; "well-meaning ineptitude that
rises to empyreal absurdity"- M.S.Dworkin; "empyrean aplomb"-
Hamilton Basso; "the sublime beauty of the night" [syn: empyreal, empyrean]
3 lifted up or set high; "their hearts were
jocund and sublime"- Milton
Verb
1 vaporize and then condense right back again
[syn: sublimate]
2 change or cause to change directly from a solid
into a vapor without first melting; "sublime iodine"; "some salts
sublime when heated" [syn: sublimate]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From around 1350-1400, from the word sublīmis (meaning "high"), from sub- ("up to" or "upwards') + uncertain, often identified with the latin word līmis, the of līmus (meaning "oblique") or the word līmen (meanin "threshold", "entrance" or "lintel").Pronunciation
- Rhymes with: -aɪm
Adjective
- noble and majestic
- impressive and awe-inspiring
- terrifying
Translations
noble and majestic
impressive and awe-inspiring
- Finnish: hämmästyttävä
terrifying
- Japanese: 酷い(ひどい, hidoi)
Noun
- something sublime
Translations
something sublime
- Portuguese: sublime
Translations
- German: herrlich, prächtig
- Finnish: sublimoitua
- Serbian:
- Slovenian: veličasten
Related terms
French
Verb
- Form of First-person singular present subjunctive, sublimer
- Form of Third-person singular present subjunctive, sublimer
- Form of Second-person singular imperative, sublimer
Portuguese
Adjective
sublimeNoun
sublimeAdjective
Extensive Definition
Sublime may refer to:
- Sublime
(band)
- their third album Sublime (album)
- Sublime (philosophy)
- Sublime (Wildstorm), the DV8 superhero
- Sublime (comics), the X-Men supervillain
- Sublime (film), a 2007 horror movie
- "Sublime" (song), a 2002 single by Shakaya
Sublime may also refer to:
- Sublimation (chemistry)
- Sublimation (psychology)
- The Sublimed, a class of galactic cultures in the science-fiction novels of Ian M. Banks
See also
- Sublime Records (disambiguation), several record labels
sublime in French: Sublime (homonymie)
sublime in Dutch: Sublime
sublime in Portuguese: Sublime
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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