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.
• SPLENDIDIOUS
  Splendid.
• IMPOSABLE
  Capable of being imposed or laid on. Hammond.
• 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.
• 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
• IMMENSENESS
  The state of being immense.
• 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, preëminent in guilt. In goodness and in power preëminent.