What does sublime mean?

sublime means "inspiring awe". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in sublime?

sublime has 2 syllables: su-blime. The stress falls on "blime". In IPA it is /səˈblaɪm/.

What is another word for sublime?

Close synonyms include empyreal, empyrean, reverend, exalted, elevated. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sublime a common word?

sublime is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

sublime — meaning, pronunciation and 7 definitions

adjective

5 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
inspiring awe
“well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity”
“empyrean aplomb”
“the sublime beauty of the night”
Synonymsempyreal empyrean
Similarglorious
2.
worthy of adoration or reverence
Synonymsreverend
Similarsacred
3.
lifted up or set high
“their hearts were jocund and sublime”
Similarelated
archaism
4.
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
“an exalted ideal”
“argue in terms of high-flown ideals”
“a noble and lofty concept”
“a grand purpose”
Synonymsexalted elevated grand high-flown high-minded lofty rarefied rarified idealistic noble-minded
Similarnoble
5.
greatest or maximal in degree; extreme
“supreme folly”
“the supreme confidence of youth”
“the sublime absurdity of the creative process”
“His face assumed an expression of sublime conceit”
Synonymssupreme
Similarmaximal

verb

2 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
vaporize and then condense right back again
Synonymssublimate
Broaderchange
Narrowerresublime
2.
change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
“sublime iodine”
“some salts sublime when heated”
Synonymssublimate
Broadergasify

Other forms of sublime

past tense: sublimed·
present participle: subliming·
third person: sublimes·
comparative: sublimer·
superlative: sublimest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about sublime

What does sublime mean?: sublime means "inspiring awe". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in sublime?: sublime has 2 syllables: su-blime. The stress falls on "blime". In IPA it is /səˈblaɪm/.
What is another word for sublime?: Close synonyms include empyreal, empyrean, reverend, exalted, elevated. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is sublime a common word?: sublime is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for sublime come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

5 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
inspiring awe
“well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity”
“empyrean aplomb”
“the sublime beauty of the night”
Synonymsempyreal empyrean
Similarglorious
2.
worthy of adoration or reverence
Synonymsreverend
Similarsacred
3.
lifted up or set high
“their hearts were jocund and sublime”
Similarelated
archaism
4.
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
“an exalted ideal”
“argue in terms of high-flown ideals”
“a noble and lofty concept”
“a grand purpose”
Synonymsexalted elevated grand high-flown high-minded lofty rarefied rarified idealistic noble-minded
Similarnoble
5.
greatest or maximal in degree; extreme
“supreme folly”
“the supreme confidence of youth”
“the sublime absurdity of the creative process”
“His face assumed an expression of sublime conceit”
Synonymssupreme
Similarmaximal

verb

2 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
vaporize and then condense right back again
Synonymssublimate
Broaderchange
Narrowerresublime
2.
change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
“sublime iodine”
“some salts sublime when heated”
Synonymssublimate
Broadergasify

Other forms of sublime

past tense: sublimed·
present participle: subliming·
third person: sublimes·
comparative: sublimer·
superlative: sublimest·

Questions about sublime

What does sublime mean?: sublime means "inspiring awe". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in sublime?: sublime has 2 syllables: su-blime. The stress falls on "blime". In IPA it is /səˈblaɪm/.
What is another word for sublime?: Close synonyms include empyreal, empyrean, reverend, exalted, elevated. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is sublime a common word?: sublime is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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