sublime
Pronunciation: /sy.blim/
“sublime” is a French word. Its meaning in English:
adjective
In French
- Qui est au plus haut degré de l’élévation, de la grandeur, de la noblesse, de la beauté.
- Ce qu’il y a de très grand, de très élevé, d’excellent dans les sentiments, dans les actions vertueuses, dans le style.
- Grosse bouteille de vin de 150 litres, soit 200 bouteilles.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French sublime, borrowed from Latin sublimis.
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More French words
- sublimation inverse
- sublimation régressive
- sublimation sous vide
- sublimatoire
- Sublime Porte
- sublimement
- sublimer
- subliminaire
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