sublime

  • 31sublime — sublimely, adv. sublimeness, n. sublimer, n. /seuh bluym /, adj., n., v., sublimed, subliming. adj. 1. elevated or lofty in thought, language, etc.: Paradise Lost is sublime poetry. 2. impressing the mind with a sense of grandeur or power;… …

    Universalium

  • 32sublime — sub|lime1 [səˈblaım] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: sublimis raised above the ordinary , from limen doorstep, threshold ] 1.) something that is sublime is so good or beautiful that it affects you deeply ▪ The view was sublime. ▪ Her songs …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 33sublime — su·blì·me agg., s.m. 1. agg. LE molto alto, molto elevato: non sai la casa dal sublime tetto, | del laertiade fulgido Odisseo? (Pascoli) 2. agg. CO eccelso, supremo, nobilissimo: intelligenza sublime, esempi sublimi di virtù, il sublime genio di… …

    Dizionario italiano

  • 34sublimé — I. Sublimé, [sublim]ée. part. II. Sublimé. s. m. Mercure qui a esté sublimé. Sublimé corrosif. sublimé doux. une dragme, une once de sublimé. il avala du sublimé dont il mourut …

    Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • 35sublime — 1 adjective 1 excellent in a way that makes you feel extremely happy: We had a sublime view over the Mediterranean. 2 not caring or thinking at all about the result of your actions: sublime insensitivity to other people s feelings sublimely… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 36sublime — /səˈblaɪm / (say suh bluym) adjective 1. elevated or lofty in thought, language, etc.: sublime poetry. 2. impressing the mind with a sense of grandeur or power; inspiring awe, veneration, etc.: sublime scenery. 3. supreme or perfect: a sublime… …

  • 37sublime — A concept deeply embedded in 18th century aesthetics, but deriving from the 1st century rhetorical treatise On the Sublime by Longinus. The sublime is great, fearful, noble, calculated to arouse sentiments of pride and majesty, as well as awe and …

    Philosophy dictionary

  • 38sublime — adj m y f 1 Que es muy elevado en la escala de los valores morales, intelectuales y estéticos; que causa gran admiración o gran felicidad; maravilloso, excelso: un goce sublime, el sublime deleite, la sublime aspiración de liberar la patria del… …

    Español en México

  • 39sublime — UK [səˈblaɪm] / US adjective Word forms sublime : adjective sublime comparative sublimer superlative sublimest 1) mainly literary extremely good or beautiful Sublime music filled the air. 2) [only before noun] formal used for describing a feeling …

    English dictionary

  • 40sublime — sub•lime [[t]səˈblaɪm[/t]] adj. n. v. limed, lim•ing 1) elevated or lofty in thought, language, etc 2) impressing the mind with a sense of grandeur or power; inspiring awe, veneration, etc 3) supreme or outstanding: a sublime dinner[/ex] 4) the… …

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