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sublime

/səˈblaɪm/

Translations

sublimeadjective

sublimer

Comp.

sublimest

Super.

/səˈblaɪm/

возвышенный

The artist's work is considered sublime by many critics.

Работа художника считается возвышенной многими критиками.

величественный

The view from the mountain was absolutely sublime.

Вид с горы был абсолютно величественным.

превосходный

Her performance in the play was simply sublime.

Ее игра в спектакле была просто превосходной.

Additional translations

Synonyms

Antonyms

sublimenoun

/səˈblaɪm/

Usually appears with the definite article as an abstract mass noun (the sublime).

Synonyms

sublimeverb

sublimed

Past Simple

sublimed

Past Participle

subliming

Gerund

/səˈblaɪm/

возвышать

The artist's work has the power to sublime the ordinary into the extraordinary.

Работа художника способна возвышать обыденное до необыкновенного.

сублимировать

In chemistry, certain substances can sublime directly from solid to gas.

В химии некоторые вещества могут сублимировать непосредственно из твердого состояния в газообразное.

Synonyms

ennoble (archaic)

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.