Sublime meaning

What does “sublime” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“sublime” is a verb and adjective with 7 meanings. Its most common meaning is: vaporize and then condense right back again.

sublime

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

inspiring awe
“well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity”
“empyrean aplomb”
Synonymsempyreal empyrean
worthy of adoration or reverence
Synonymsreverend
lifted up or set high
“their hearts were jocund and sublime”
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
“an exalted ideal”
“argue in terms of high-flown ideals”
Synonymsexalted elevated grand high-flown high-minded lofty rarefied rarified
greatest or maximal in degree; extreme
“supreme folly”
“the supreme confidence of youth”
Synonymssupreme

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University