sublime
Chiefly preceded by theChiefly preceded by the.: An aspect of art or nature which causes awe or deep respect due to its beauty or magnificence; hence, the great beauty or magnificence of a place, a thing, etc.
» It was sublime scenery.
Es war eine beeindruckende Landschaft. — Tamy
Пейзаж был потрясающий. — Hellerick
Пейзаж був вражаючим. — uaspeaker
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6 sensesChiefly preceded by the.
(countable, uncountable)An aspect of art or nature which causes awe or deep respect due to its beauty or magnificence; hence, the great beauty or magnificence of a place, a thing, etc.
(countable, uncountable)A style of language or writing which expresses opinions in a grand way.
(countable, uncountable)That which is intellectually, morally, or spiritually superior in human life or human nature.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)Something which is sublime; a sublimity.
Erhabene
возвышенноеvozvyšennoje
(archaic, countable, uncountable)In the form the sublime of: the highest degree; the acme, the height.
(archaic, uncountable)The quality or state of being sublime; sublimeness, sublimity.
Examples
13 sentencesIt was sublime scenery.
Пейзаж був вражаючим. — uaspeaker
ruПейзаж был потрясающий. — Hellerick
deEs war eine beeindruckende Landschaft. — Tamy
His death was a sublime self-sacrifice.
Eugenie was sublime, she was a woman.
This chocolate cake isn't just great, it's sublime.
From the sublime to the laughable is just one step.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
The adjective is derived from Middle French sublime (“admirable, excellent, perfect; placeThe adjective is derived from Middle French sublime (“admirable, excellent, perfect; placed in a high position; reaching a great height; of a person: of high office or rank”) (modern French sublime), and from its etymon Latin sublīmis, sublīmus (“elevated, raised; exalted, uplifted, sublime”, adjective): see etymology 1.
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Forms
plural: sublimesLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.