Unscramble sublime

Definition of sublime

adjective:

• inspiring awe; - M.S.Dworkin; - Hamilton Basso; "well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity", "empyrean aplomb", "the sublime beauty of the night". Synonyms: empyreal, empyrean.
• worthy of adoration or reverence. Synonyms: reverend.
• lifted up or set high; - Milton; "their hearts were jocund and sublime".
• of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; ; - Oliver Franks; "an exalted ideal", "argue in terms of high-flown ideals", "a noble and lofty concept", "a grand purpose". Synonyms: elevated, exalted, grand, high-flown, high-minded, idealistic, lofty, noble-minded, rarefied, rarified.

verb:

• vaporize and then condense right back again. Synonyms: sublimate.
• change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting; "sublime iodine", "some salts sublime when heated". Synonyms: sublimate.

Related words

resublime.

Words nearby

sublimed.

Rhymes with

chime, climb, crime, dime, grime, lime, mime, onetime, prime, rhyme, rime, slime, thyme, time.