Overview of verb sublime

The verb sublime has 2 senses

• sublime, sublimate -- (vaporize and then condense right back again)


• sublime, sublimate -- (change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting; "sublime iodine"; "some salts sublime when heated")

Overview of adj sublime

The adj sublime has 4 senses

• empyreal, empyrean, sublime -- (inspiring awe; "well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity"- M.S.Dworkin; "empyrean aplomb"- Hamilton Basso; "the sublime beauty of the night")


• reverend, sublime -- (worthy of adoration or reverence)


• sublime -- (lifted up or set high; "their hearts were jocund and sublime"- Milton)


• exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded -- (of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose")