English

Etymology
From around 1350-1400, from the L. word sublimis|sublīmis (meaning "high"), from sub- ("up to" or "upwards') + uncertain, often identified with the latin word L. limis|līmis, the abl singular of limus|līmus (meaning "oblique") or the L. word limen|līmen (meanin "threshold", "entrance" or "lintel").

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-sublime.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|aɪm

Adjective
en-adj-more

1. noble and majestic
2. impressive and awe-inspiring
3. terrifying

Translations
trans-top|noble and majestic
Finnish: ylevä, ylhäinen
Portuguese: #Portuguese|sublime
trans-mid
Spanish: #Spanish|sublime
trans-bottom

trans-top|impressive and awe-inspiring
Finnish: hämmästyttävä
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|terrifying
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Noun
en-noun

1. something sublime

Translations
trans-top|something sublime
Portuguese: #Portuguese|sublime m
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Verb
en-verb|sublim|ing

1. chemistry,physics to sublimate

Translations

Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �зви�ен
:Latin: uzvišen
mid

Slovenian:
:Latin: veli�asten
mid

German:
:Latin: herrlich, prächtig
mid

erhaben

Related terms
sublimation

Portuguese

Adjective
sublime

1. #English|sublime.

Noun
sublime m

1. #English|sublime.

Related terms
top2
sublimação
sublimado
sublimar
mid2
sublimável
sublimidade

Category:Portuguese adjectives
Category:Portuguese nouns

fa:sublime
fr:sublime
io:sublime
it:sublime
hu:sublime
pl:sublime
pt:sublime
ru:sublime
te:sublime
vi:sublime

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