sublimity

sub·lime

 (sə-blīm′)
adj.
1. Characterized by nobility; majestic.
2.
a. Of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth.
b. Not to be excelled; supreme.
3. Inspiring awe; impressive.
4. Archaic Raised aloft; set high.
5. Archaic Of lofty appearance or bearing; haughty: "not terrible, / That I should fear ... / But solemn and sublime" (John Milton).
n.
1. Something sublime.
2. An ultimate example.
v. sub·limed, sub·lim·ing, sub·limes
v.tr.
1. To render sublime.
2. Chemistry To cause to sublimate.
v.intr. Chemistry
To sublimate.

[French, from Old French, sublimated, from Latin sublīmis, uplifted.]

sub·lime′ly adv.
sub·lime′ness, sub·lim′i·ty (sə-blĭm′ĭ-tē) n.
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sub•lim•i•ty

(səˈblɪm ɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties.
1. the state or quality of being sublime.
2. a sublime person or thing.
[1520–30]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.sublimity - nobility in thought or feeling or style
magnanimousness, nobleness, grandeur, nobility - the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct
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Translations
سُمُو، رَوْعَه، رِفْعَه، نُبْل
vznešenost
mageløshed
Erhabenheit
sublime
mikilfengleiki
storslagenhet
yücelik
崇高性

sublimity

[səˈblɪmɪtɪ] Nsublimidad f
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sublimity

n (liter)Erhabenheit f
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sublime

(səˈblaim) adjective
of overwhelming greatness, grandeur, beauty etc.
suˈblimely adverb
suˈblimity (-ˈbli-) noun
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