Definition of Sublime
Sublime
sub·lime


Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
so excellent or outstanding in some quality such as beauty, grandeur, or nobility as to inspire great awe and admiration;

e.g. He performed the piano concerto with sublime talent and skill.

(adjective)
complete or extreme in some aspect of behavior or attitude;

e.g. She had the sublime honestly to reveal everything to them. They could hardly believe his sublime arrogance in making such a claim.

(verb)
(chemistry) to change directly from a solid to a vapor on heating, usually reforming the solid when cooled, or to cause something to undergo this process;

e.g. Mothballs are known to sublime and disappear over time.



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