what does sublime mean?
SUBLIME as VERB
- Meaning
- vaporize and then condense right back again
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Hypernyms(s) sublime is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
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- sublime iodine
- some salts sublime when heated
Hypernyms(s) sublime is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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SUBLIME as ADJECTIVE
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- their hearts were jocund and sublime- Milton
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- well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity- M.S.Dworkin
- empyrean aplomb- Hamilton Basso
- the sublime beauty of the night
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- worthy of adoration or reverence
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