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 Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # 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 - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown