sublimity C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas US /səˈblɪməti/ UK /səˈblɪməti/ See IPA manual Freq #145987 Meanings 1 noun the quality of inspiring awe through exceptional beauty, grandeur, or nobility Visitors stood silently before the sublimity of the mountain landscape. 2 noun an instance or expression of sublime beauty or thought The symphony moves from quiet tenderness to overwhelming sublimity. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of inspiring... grandeurmajestynobility 2 noun · an instance or expression... sublime qualitygrandeur ↔ Opposites banalitytriviality Word family Related forms sublimeawetranscendence Etymology From Middle English sublimite, through French sublimite from Latin sublimitas ("loftiness, elevation"), based on sublimis ("high, exalted"). Topics Abstract Ideas External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # sublimity **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /səˈblɪməti/ **IPA (UK):** /səˈblɪməti/ **Frequency rank:** 145987 ## Meanings 1. the quality of inspiring awe through exceptional beauty, grandeur, or nobility 2. an instance or expression of sublime beauty or thought ## Examples - Visitors stood silently before the sublimity of the mountain landscape. - The symphony moves from quiet tenderness to overwhelming sublimity. ## Synonyms - grandeur - majesty - nobility ## Antonyms - banality - triviality ## Related Forms - sublime - awe - transcendence ## Etymology From Middle English sublimite, through French sublimite from Latin sublimitas ("loftiness, elevation"), based on sublimis ("high, exalted"). ## Topics - Abstract Ideas markdown