SUBLIME

Meaning of SUBLIME in English

[noun] [U] slightly literaryIf something goes from the sublime to the ridiculous, it starts with something good but becomes foolish.The dresses in the fashion show went from the sublime to the ridiculous.

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

SUBLIME — adj/n sublime; Porta Sublime Sublime Porte
Interlingua English vocab
SUBLIME — I. səˈblīm verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English sublimen, from Middle French sublimer, from Medieval Latin sublimare to refine, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUBLIME — (n.) That which is sublime; -- with the definite article
Английский словарь Webster
SUBLIME — (superl.) Awakening or expressing the emotion of awe, adoration, veneration, heroic resolve, etc.; dignified; grand; solemn; stately; -- said of …
Английский словарь Webster
SUBLIME — ( superl. ) Awakening or expressing the emotion of awe, adoration, veneration, heroic resolve, etc.; dignified; grand; solemn; stately; -- …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SUBLIME — ( n. ) That which is sublime; -- with the definite article
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SUBLIME — — sublimely , adv. — sublimeness , n. — sublimer , n. /seuh bluym"/ , adj., n., v., sublimed, subliming …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SUBLIME — I. sə-ˈblīm verb ( sub·limed ; sub·lim·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French sublimer, from Medieval Latin sublimare to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SUBLIME — vt to raise on high. 2. sublime ·superl elevated by joy; elate. 3. sublime ·superl lofty of mien; haughty; proud. …
Webster English vocab
SUBLIME — [sub.lime] vb sub.limed ; sub.lim.ing [ME, fr. MF sublimer, fr. ML sublimare to refine, sublime, fr. L, to elevate, fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SUBLIME — in literary criticism, grandeur of thought, emotion, and spirit that characterizes great literature. It is the topic of an incomplete …
Britannica English vocabulary
SUBLIME — / səˈblaɪm; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. of very high quality and causing great admiration : sublime …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SUBLIME — I. sub ‧ lime 1 /səˈblaɪm/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: sublimis 'raised above …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SUBLIME — adj. & v. --adj. (sublimer, sublimest) 1 of the most exalted, grand, or noble kind; awe-inspiring (sublime genius). 2 (of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SUBLIME — adj. & v. adj. (sublimer, sublimest) 1 of the most exalted, grand, or noble kind; awe-inspiring (sublime genius). 2 (of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SUBLIME — adj. & v. --adj. (sublimer, sublimest) 1. of the most exalted, grand, or noble kind; awe-inspiring (sublime genius). 2 (of …
Oxford English vocab
SUBLIME — 1. If you describe something as sublime , you mean that it has a wonderful quality that affects you deeply. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SUBLIME — I. adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ I was amazed at his sublime insensitivity to other people's feelings. ▪ The …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SUBLIME — n. 25B6; adjective sublime music : EXALTED, elevated, noble, lofty, awe-inspiring, majestic, magnificent, glorious, superb, wonderful, marvellous, splendid; informal fantastic, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SUBLIME — adj. 1 lofty, high, supreme, exalted, elevated, empyrean or empyreal, heavenly, noble, glorious, grand, high-minded; honourable, ennobled, eminent, glorified, beatified, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SUBLIME — 1. прил. 1) величественный, возвышенный, высокий, грандиозный Syn : majestic, grand 2) гордый, надменный Syn : proud, majestic 2. сущ.; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SUBLIME — sublime.ogg 1. səʹblaım n 1. (the sublime) книжн. возвышенное, высокое the sublime of thought of ideas, of action - величие …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SUBLIME — sublime прил.1) а) высочайший, величайший; совершенный, безупречный; безукоризненный a sublime husband — безупречный муж the sublime Dante — великий Данте …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SUBLIME — 1. səʹblaım n 1. (the sublime) книжн. возвышенное, высокое the sublime of thought of ideas, of action - величие мысли …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SUBLIME — 1. прил. 1) а) высочайший, величайший; совершенный, безупречный; безукоризненный a sublime husband — безупречный муж the sublime Dante — великий …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SUBLIME — 1. прил. 1) а) высочайший, величайший; совершенный, безупречный; безукоризненный a sublime husband — безупречный муж the sublime Dante — великий Данте Syn: supreme, perfect 1. б) возвышенный, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SUBLIME — 1. _a. 1> величественный, высокий, возвышенный, грандиозный; the Sublime Porte - {см. Porte} 2> гордый, надменный; sublime indifference - высокомерное …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SUBLIME — 1. a. 1. величественный, высокий, возвышенный, грандиозный; the Sublime Porte - {см. Porte} 2. гордый, надменный; sublime indifference - высокомерное …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SUBLIME — 1. _a. 1> величественный, высокий, возвышенный, грандиозный; the S. Porte см. Porte 2> гордый, надменный; sublime indifference высокомерное равнодушие 2. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SUBLIME — 1. прил. 1) величественный, возвышенный, высокий, грандиозный Syn : majestic, grand 2) гордый, надменный Syn : proud, majestic 2. сущ.; …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SUBLIME — sublim (-at, -itá)
English interlingue dictionary
SUBLIME — I. verb (~d; subliming) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French ~r, from Medieval Latin sublimare to refine, ~, from Latin, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SUBLIME — (v. t.) To raise on high.
Английский словарь Webster
SUBLIME — (n.) That which is grand in nature or art, as distinguished from the merely beautiful.
Английский словарь Webster
SUBLIME — (n.) A grand or lofty style in speaking or writing; a style that expresses lofty conceptions.
Английский словарь Webster
SUBLIME — (superl.) Lofty of mien; haughty; proud.
Английский словарь Webster
SUBLIME — (superl.) Elevated by joy; elate.
Английский словарь Webster
SUBLIME — (superl.) Distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; -- said of persons.
Английский словарь Webster
SUBLIME — (superl.) Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.
Английский словарь Webster
SUBLIME — ( v. t. ) To subject to the process of sublimation; to heat, volatilize, and condense in crystals or powder; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SUBLIME — ( v. t. ) To raise on high.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SUBLIME — ( v. t. ) To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SUBLIME — ( v. t. ) To dignify; to ennoble.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SUBLIME — ( v. i. ) To pass off in vapor, with immediate condensation; specifically, to evaporate or volatilize from the solid …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SUBLIME — ( superl. ) Lofty of mien; haughty; proud.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SUBLIME — ( superl. ) Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SUBLIME — ( superl. ) Elevated by joy; elate.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SUBLIME — ( superl. ) Distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; -- said of persons.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SUBLIME — ( n. ) That which is grand in nature or art, as distinguished from the merely beautiful.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SUBLIME — ( n. ) A grand or lofty style in speaking or writing; a style that expresses lofty conceptions.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SUBLIME — v. cause to be sublime, raise, lift up; sublimate, transform a solid directly into a gas or a gas directly …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SUBLIME — n. something exalted, noble; inspiring wonder or awe
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SUBLIME — adj. exalted, noble, lofty; wonderful, splendid; inspiring wonder or awe
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SUBLIME — n. Function: adjective Inflected Form: sub · lim · er ; -est Etymology: Latin sublimis, literally, high, elevated Date: circa …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SUBLIME — n. Pronunciation: s ə - ' bl ī m Function: verb Inflected Form: sub · limed ; sub · lim …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SUBLIME — ■ adjective ( ~r , ~st ) 1》 of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SUBLIME — sublim|e BrE AmE sə ˈblaɪm ▷ sublim|ed d ▷ sublim|ely li ▷ sublim|eness nəs nɪs ▷ sublim|es z ▷ sublim|ing …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SUBLIME — 1. If you describe something as ~, you mean that it has a wonderful quality that affects you deeply. (LITERARY) …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SUBLIME — Synonyms and related words : Elysian, Olympian, abstract, aerate, aerial, aerify, aggrandize, aggrandized, airy, altitudinous, apotheosized, ascending, aspiring, atomize, august, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SUBLIME — n. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: GRAND 3, elevated, exalted, lofty, superb 2 Synonyms: SPLENDID 2, glorious, gorgeous, magnificent, proud, resplendent, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SUBLIME — n. Function: verb Synonyms: EXALT 1, aggrandize, dignify, distinguish, ennoble, erect, glorify, honor, magnify, uprear
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SUBLIME — I . a. 1. High, elevated, aloft. 2. Exalted ( in excellence or dignity ), great, noble, grand, lofty, eminent. …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
SUBLIME — I. verb Synonyms: exalt 1, aggrandize, dignify, distinguish, ennoble, erect, glorify, honor, magnify, uprear II. adjective 1. Synonyms: grand 3, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SUBLIME — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition

Cambridge English vocab

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