Meaning & use

sublime

adjective·Advanced

Of such excellence, beauty, or greatness as to inspire deep admiration or awe.

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The view from the summit was sublime, stretching over valleys wrapped in morning mist.

Critics called her performance sublime, praising the emotion she brought to every note.

A note on using this word

Sublime describes something beyond ordinary beauty, often evoking awe rather than mere prettiness; it can also be used ironically for something absurdly bad, as in 'from the sublime to the ridiculous.'

Words with a similar meaning

magnificentexquisitetranscendent

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