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sublime

UK
/səˈblaɪm/
US
/səˈblaɪm/

Translations

sublimeadjective
sublimer
Comp.
sublimest
Super.
UK
/səˈblaɪm/
US
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The view from the mountain was absolutely sublime.
La vue depuis la montagne était absolument sublime.
Additional translations
élevéS’emploie surtout dans un registre littéraire ou abstrait, pour une pensée, un style ou un langage.
absoluEmploi emphatique, souvent avec une nuance ironique ou familière.
Synonyms
elevated
exalted
grand
majestic
noble
lofty
magnificent
transcendent
Antonyms
base
lowly
inferior
sublimenoun
UK
/səˈblaɪm/
US
/səˈblaɪm/
Usually appears with the definite article as an abstract mass noun (the sublime).
le sublimeTerme esthétique et philosophique.
The Romantics were fascinated by the sublime found in rugged mountain landscapes.
Les romantiques étaient fascinés par le sublime que l’on trouve dans les paysages montagneux accidentés.
Synonyms
sublimity
grandeur
majesty
magnificence
loftiness
nobility
elevation
transcendence
awe
awesomeness
exaltation
nobleness
sublimeverb
sublimed
Past Simple
sublimed
Past Participle
subliming
Gerund
UK
/səˈblaɪm/
US
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sublimerSens courant en chimie et au sens figuré.
The chemist was able to sublime the iodine crystals in the laboratory experiment.
Le chimiste a pu sublimer les cristaux d’iode lors de l’expérience en laboratoire.
Synonyms
elevate
ennoble
exalt
uplift
glorify
ennoble (archaic)
idealize
refine
transfigure
aggrandize

Definitions

sublimeadjective
Of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe.
The view from the mountain was absolutely sublime, leaving everyone speechless.
Elevated or lofty in thought, language, etc.
Her sublime poetry captured the essence of human emotion with unparalleled depth.
Impressing the mind with a sense of grandeur or power; inspiring awe, veneration, etc.
The sublime architecture of the cathedral drew visitors from all over the world.
Complete or absolute, often used for emphasis (sometimes humorous or ironic).
The plan was a sublime failure that everyone saw coming.
sublimenoun
A quality of greatness, grandeur, or beauty that inspires awe or wonder, especially in art or nature.
The Romantics were fascinated by the sublime found in rugged mountain landscapes.
sublimeverb
To elevate or exalt especially in dignity or honor.
Great art can sublime the mundane into the magnificent.
To convert (a solid substance) by heat into a vapor, which then condenses back to solid form.
The chemist was able to sublime the iodine crystals in the laboratory experiment.
To pass directly from a solid to a vapor state and then condense back to solid without becoming liquid.
Dry ice sublimes at room temperature, leaving no liquid residue.
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