sublime
[adjective]
Synonyms: noble, elevated, exalted, glorious, grand, great, high, lofty

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Related Words: abstract, ideal, transcendent, transcendental, divine, holy, sacred, spiritual, august, majestic, noble, stately

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. sub‧lime¹ /səˈblaɪm/ adjective
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: sublimis 'raised above the ordinary', from limen 'doorstep, threshold']

1. something that is sublime is so good or beautiful that it affects you deeply:
The view was sublime.
Her songs are a sublime fusion of pop and Brazilian music.

2. used to describe feelings or behaviour that are very great or extreme, especially when someone seems not to notice what is happening around them:
an air of sublime contentment
—sublimely adverb
—sublimeness noun [uncountable]
—sublimity /səˈblɪməti, səˈblɪmɪti/ noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. sublime² noun

1. the sublime something that is so good or beautiful that you are deeply affected by it:
The works on display range from the mainstream to the sublime.

2. from the sublime to the ridiculous used to say that a serious and important thing or event is being followed by something very silly, unimportant, or bad

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲