sub·lime /səˈblaɪm/
1. vaporize and then condense right back again
2. change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting; "sublime iodine"; "some salts sublime when heated"
1. inspiring awe; "well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity"- M.S.Dworkin; "empyrean aplomb"- Hamilton Basso; "the sublime beauty of the night"
synset: empyreal, empyrean, sublime
2. worthy of adoration or reverence
3. lifted up or set high; "their hearts were jocund and sublime"- Milton
synset: sublime
4. of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose"
synset: exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded
5. greatest or maximal in degree; extreme; "supreme folly"; "the supreme confidence of youth"; "the sublime absurdity of the creative process"; "His face assumed an expression of sublime conceit"
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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