sublime
adjective
1. inspiring awe
- the sublime beauty of the night
Similar word(s): glorious, empyreal, empyrean
2. worthy of adoration or reverence
Similar word(s): sacred, reverend
3. lifted up or set high
- their hearts were jocund and sublime
Similar word(s): elated
4. of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
Similar word(s): noble, elevated, exalted, grand, idealistic, lofty, rarefied, rarified
5. greatest or maximal in degree; extreme
- the sublime absurdity of the creative process
- His face assumed an expression of sublime conceit
Similar word(s): maximal, maximum, supreme
Sentences with sublime as an adjective:
- sublime scenery; a sublime deed
noun
1. Something sublime.
verb
1. vaporize and then condense right back again
Similar word(s): sublimate
Definition categories: change
2. change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
- sublime iodine
- some salts sublime when heated
Similar word(s): sublimate
Definition categories: change, aerify, gasify, vaporise, vaporize