sublime

See also sublimé

English

Etymology

From Middle French sublime, from Latin sublīmis (“high”), from sub- (“up to", "upwards”) + uncertain, often identified with Latin līmis, ablative singular of līmus (“oblique”) or līmen (“threshold", "entrance", "lintel”)

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aɪm

Adjective

sublime (comparative more sublime, superlative most sublime)

1. Noble and majestic.
2. Impressive and awe-inspiring.

Translations

noble and majestic

Armenian: վեհ (hy) (veh) Danish: sublim (da) Finnish: ylevä (fi), ylhäinen (fi) German: hehr (de), erhaben (de), nobel (de), sublim (de) Hungarian: nemes (hu), előkelő (hu) Japanese: 崇高 (すうこう, sūkō) Korean: 숭고한 (ko) Macedonian: возвишен (mk) (vózvišen) m.

Portuguese: sublime (pt) Russian: величественный (ru) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: у̀звӣшен (sh) m. Roman: ùzvīšen (sh) m. Spanish: sublime (es)

impressive and awe-inspiring

Armenian: վեհ (hy) (veh) Finnish: hämmästyttävä (fi) German: grandios (de), vortrefflich (de) Greek: επιβλητικός (el) (epivlitikós)

Hungarian: fenséges (hu), emelkedett (hu), fennkölt (hu), magasztos (hu) Macedonian: возвишен (mk) (vózvišen) m. Russian: впечатляющий (ru), потрясающий (ru)

Noun

sublime (plural sublimes)

1. something sublime

Translations

something sublime

German: Erhabene (de) n. Portuguese: sublime (pt) m.

Russian: возвышенное (ru) n.

Verb

sublime (third-person singular simple present sublimes, present participle subliming, simple past and past participle sublimed)

1. (chemistry, physics) To sublimate.

Related terms

• sublimation

Translations

to sublimate

Danish: sublimere (da) Finnish: sublimoitua (fi) German: sublimieren Macedonian: возвишува (mk) (vozvíšuva), сублимира (mk) (sublimíra) Russian: сублимировать (ru), возгонять (ru)

Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: у̀звӣшен (sh) m. Roman: ùzvīšen (sh) m. Slovene: veličasten (sl)

Anagrams

• blueism

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Danish

Adjective

sublime

1. definite of sublim
2. plural of sublim

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French

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Adjective

sublime (epicene, plural sublimes)

1. sublime, extraordinary

Verb

sublime

1. first-person singular present indicative of sublimer
2. third-person singular present indicative of sublimer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of sublimer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of sublimer
5. second-person singular imperative of sublimer

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Italian

Adjective

sublime m. and f. (m and f plural sublimi)

1. sublime

Related terms

• sublimità

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Latin

Adjective

sublīme

1. vocative masculine singular of sublīmus

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA: /su.ˈbli.mɪ/ (Brazilian Portuguese), /su.'bli.mɨ/ (European Portuguese)

Adjective

sublime m. and f. (plural sublimes)

1. sublime.

Noun

sublime m. and f. (plural sublimes)

1. sublime.

Verb

sublime

1. First-person singular subjunctive present of sublimar.
2. Third-person singular subjunctive present of sublimar.
3. Third-person singular afirmative imperative of sublimar.
4. Third-person singular negative imperative of sublimar.

Related terms

sublimação sublimado sublimar

sublimável sublimidade

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Spanish

Adjective

sublime m. and f. (plural sublimes)

1. sublime

Verb

sublime (infinitive sublimar)

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of sublimar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of sublimar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of sublimar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of sublimar.