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sublime [səˈblaɪm] adj 1. of high moral, aesthetic, intellectual, or spiritual value; noble; exalted 2. inspiring deep veneration, awe, or uplifting emotion because of its beauty, nobility, grandeur, or immensity 3. unparalleled; supreme a sublime compliment 4. Poetic of proud bearing or aspect 5. Archaic raised up n the sublime 1. something that is sublime 2. the ultimate degree or perfect example the sublime of folly vb
1. (tr) to make higher or purer 2. (Chemistry) 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 3. (Chemistry) 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 [from Latin sublīmis lofty, perhaps from sub- up to + līmen lintel] sublimely adv sublimity [səˈblɪmɪtɪ] n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
sublime adjective 1. noble, magnificent, glorious, high, great, grand, imposing, elevated, eminent, majestic, lofty, exalted, transcendent the sublime beauty of nature noble ordinary, commonplace, mundane, bad, poor, ridiculous, lowly 2. total, complete, utter, supreme, extreme, consummate The administration's sublime incompetence is probably temporary. Quotations "It is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous" [Napoleon Bonaparte] "The sublime and the ridiculous are often so nearly related, that it is difficult to class them separately. One step above the sublime, makes the ridiculous; and one step above the ridiculous, makes the sublime again" [Thomas Paine The Age of Reason] Translations sublime [səˈblaɪm] sublime [səˈblaɪm] sublime adj poetry, beauty, scenery, thoughts, feelings → erhaben; achievement, courage, genius also → überragend; that’s going from the sublime to the ridiculous (inf) → das nenne ich tief sinken (inf) (iro: = extreme) ignorance → vollendet; impertinence, confidence → unglaublich; indifference, contempt → herablassend (inf: = delightful) → reizend sublime [səˈblaɪm] 1. adj (beauty, emotion, achievement) → sublime; (indifference, contempt) → supremo/a 3. vt (Chem) → sublimare adj sublime [səˈblaim] of overwhelming greatness, grandeur, beauty etc. subliem مَهيب، نَبيل، رَفيع ، سامٍ възвишен vznešený sublim erhaben υπέροχος sublime suursugune, ülev حيرت انگيز mahtava sublime נִשגָב उच्च, उत्कष्ट, भव्य, प्रतापी, महान, लोकोत्तर, परम, चरम uzvišen, dostojanstven fenséges mulia göfugur, háleitur, mikilfenglegur sublime 荘厳な 숭고한, 장엄한 didis, taurus, aukštas, iškilus cēls; dižens; grandiozs mengagumkan subliem storslått, sublim wzniosły, doskonały sublime sublim возвышенный vznešený, veľkolepý veličasten uzvišen storslagen, sublim สูงส่ง yüce, ulu, yüksek 卓越的,崇高的 величний; грандіозний بر تر، اعلیٰ hùng vĩ, tuyệt vời 卓越的,崇高的 adv suˈblimely subliem بصورةٍ رَفيعَه أو نَبيله أو سامِيَه грандиозно vznešeně sublimt erhaben υπέροχα sublimemente pidulikult بطرزي حيرت انگيز mahtavasti sublimement בְּאוֹפֶן נִשגָב भव्यता से, महत्तापूर्वक, उत्कृष्टता से uzvišeno, dostojanstveno felségesen, magasztosan secara mulia mikilfenglega in modo sublime 荘厳に 숭고하게, 장엄하게 didžiai, tauriai cēli; diženi; grandiozi dengan mengagumkan subliem storslått, ytterst, sublimt wzniośle, doskonale, bosko sublimemente sublim возвышенно vznešene veličastno uzvišeno storslaget, sublimt อย่างสง่างาม; อย่างสูงส่ง yüce bir şekilde 卓越地,崇高地 велично رفعت کے ساتھ hùng vĩ, tuyệt vời 卓越地,崇高地 n suˈblimity [-ˈbli-] subliemheid سُمُو، رَوْعَه، رِفْعَه، نُبْل величие vznešenost mageløshed die Erhabenheit μεγαλείο sublimidad pidulikkus حيرت mahtavuus sublimité נִשגָבוּת भव्यता, महत्ता, उत्कृष्टता uzvišenost, plemenitost fenség(esség) kemuliaan mikilfengleiki sublimità 荘厳 숭고, 장엄 taurumas, iškilumas cēlums; diženums kekaguman sublimiteit storslagenhet wzniosłość, doskonałość, boskość sublimidade sublim, măreţie возвышенность vznešenosť veličastnost uzvišenost storslagenhet, sublimitet ความสง่างาม; ความสูงส่ง yücelik 崇高性 піднесеність; величність برتری sự hùng vĩ, tuyệt vời 崇高性 Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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