Word Meanings - SUBLIME - Book Publishers vocabulary database
sublimis; sub under + a word akin to limen lintel, sill, 1. Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty. Sublime on these a tower of steel is reared. Dryden. 2. Distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; -- said of persons.
Additional info about word: SUBLIME
sublimis; sub under + a word akin to limen lintel, sill, 1. Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty. Sublime on these a tower of steel is reared. Dryden. 2. Distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; -- said of persons. "The sublime Julian leader." De Quincey. 3. Awakening or expressing the emotion of awe, adoration, veneration, heroic resolve, etc.; dignified; grand; solemn; stately; -- said of an impressive object in nature, of an action, of a discourse, of a work of art, of a spectacle, etc.; as, sublime scenery; a sublime deed. Easy in words thy style, in sense sublime. Prior. Know how sublime a thing it is To suffer and be strong. Longfellow. 4. Elevated by joy; elate. Their hearts were jocund and sublime, Drunk with idolatry, drunk with wine. Milton. 5. Lofty of mien; haughty; proud. "Countenance sublime and insolent." Spenser. His fair, large front and eye sublime declared Absolute rule. Milton. Syn. -- Exalted; lofty; noble; majestic. See Grand.
Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of SUBLIME)
- Grand
- Large
- dignified
- imposing
- important
- eventful
- magnificent
- grandly
- majestic
- august
- exalted
- stately
- splendid
- lofty
- elevated
- pompous
- gorgeous
- sublime
- superb
- Great
- Big
- wide
- huge
- numerous
- protracted
- excellent
- large
- immense
- bulky
- gigantic
- vast
- grand
- eminent
- magnanimous
- noble
- powerful
- noticeable
Related words: (words related to SUBLIME)
- MAGNIFICENTLY
In a Magnificent manner. - IMPOSABLE
Capable of being imposed or laid on. Hammond. - SPLENDIDIOUS
Splendid. - GRANDEUR
The state or quality of being grand; vastness; greatness; splendor; magnificence; stateliness; sublimity; dignity; elevation of thought or expression; nobility of action. Nor doth this grandeur and majestic show Of luxury . . . allure mine eye. - BULKY
Of great bulk or dimensions; of great size; large; thick; massive; as, bulky volumes. A bulky digest of the revenue laws. Hawthorne. - GORGEOUS
Imposing through splendid or various colors; showy; fine; magnificent. Cloud-land, gorgeous land. Coleridge. Gogeous as the sun at midsummer. Shak. -- Gor"geous*ly, adv. -- Gor"geous*ness, n. (more info) luxurious; cf. OF. gorgias ruff, - GREAT-HEARTED
1. High-spirited; fearless. Clarendon. 2. Generous; magnanimous; noble. - GREAT-GRANDFATHER
The father of one's grandfather or grandmother. - GRANDEESHIP
The rank or estate of a grandee; lordship. H. Swinburne. - IMMENSENESS
The state of being immense. - POWERFUL
Large; capacious; -- said of veins of ore. Syn. -- Mighty; strong; potent; forcible; efficacious; energetic; intense. -- Pow"er*ful*ly, adv. -- Pow"er*ful*ness, n. (more info) 1. Full of power; capable of producing great effects of any - GRANDMA; GRANDMAMMA
A grand mother. - GRANDUNCLE
father's or mother's uncle. - NOBLEWOMAN
A female of noble rank; a peeress. - IMPOSINGNESS
The quality of being imposing. - IMPOSTRESS; IMPOSTRIX
A woman who imposes upon or deceives others. Fuller. - EXALTMENT
Exaltation. Barrow. - PROTRACTIVE
Drawing out or lengthening in time; prolonging; continuing; delaying. He suffered their protractive arts. Dryden. - GRANDIFIC
Making great. Bailey. - NOBLE
nobilis that can be or is known, well known, famous, highborn, noble, 1. Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable; magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a noble heart. Statues, - INGREAT
To make great; to enlarge; to magnify. Fotherby. - INNUMEROUS
Innumerable. Milton. - ENLARGEMENT
1. The act of increasing in size or bulk, real or apparent; the state of being increased; augmentation; further extension; expansion. 2. Expansion or extension, as of the powers of the mind; ennoblement, as of the feelings and character; as, an - SELF-AGGRANDIZEMENT
The aggrandizement of one's self. - PREEMINENT
Eminent above others; prominent among those who are eminent; superior in excellence; surpassing, or taking precedence of, others; rarely, surpassing others in evil, or in bad qualities; as, preƫminent in guilt. In goodness and in power preƫminent.