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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
sublime
1. vaporize and then condense right back again (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
sublimate
• Derivationally related forms:
sublimate (for: sublimate), sublimate
• Hypernyms:
change
• Hyponyms:
resublime
• Entailment:
condense, evaporate, vaporize, vaporise
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
2. change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
- sublime iodine
- some salts sublime when heated
• Syn:
sublimate
• Derivationally related forms:
sublimate (for: sublimate), sublimation (for: sublimate)
• Hypernyms:
gasify, vaporize, vaporise, aerify
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something ----s something
1. inspiring awe (Freq. 4)
- "well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity"- M.S.Dworkin
- "empyrean aplomb"- Hamilton Basso
- the sublime beauty of the night
• Syn:
empyreal, empyrean
• Similar to:
glorious
2. worthy of adoration or reverence (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
reverend
• Similar to:
sacred
3. lifted up or set high (Freq. 1)
- "their hearts were jocund and sublime"- Milton
• Similar to:
elated
• Derivationally related forms:
sublimity
• Usage Domain:
archaism, archaicism
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
• Syn:
exalted, elevated, grand, high-flown, high-minded,
lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded
• Similar to:
noble
• Derivationally related forms:
noble-mindedness (for: noble-minded), idealism (for: idealistic), high-mindedness (for: high-minded), grandness (for: grand)
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