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单词 sublimity
释义

sublimity

noun

sub·​lim·​i·​ty sə-ˈbli-mə-tē How to pronounce sublimity (audio)
plural sublimities
1
: the quality or state of being sublime
2
: something sublime or exalted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web But that grandeur, sublimity, and loveliness Roosevelt spoke of? Katherine Lagrave, Outside Online, 25 Feb. 2019 The climactic scenes aim for — and very nearly achieve — the kind of old-fashioned sublimity that packs wonder, terror and slack-jawed admiration into a single sensation. New York Times, 20 July 2022 Surely the justices on the highest court in the country should have encountered at one moment or another in their storied careers the sublimity, the terror, of this decision. Emily Cooke, The New Republic, 6 May 2022 And, in the sublimity of the moment, Hsieh could see it—the plot, the characters, the environment. Joe Hsieh, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2022 Watching him may elicit wonder at his cosmic luck—a mathematical sublimity. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 18 May 2022 Do nothing to mar its grandeur, sublimity, and loveliness. Katherine Lagrave, Outside Online, 25 Feb. 2019 Ray is an artistic and philosophical provocateur whose ever-startling creations look back in spirit, if rarely in appearance, to the sublimity of ancient Greek art. Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2022 Williams studied with Gordon Lish (and, before that, with Philip Roth), but her minimalism is distinctive for its sublimity and its spirituality, its ability to evoke the laws of a world apart. Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

sublimity

noun

as in elegance

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • elegance
  • exquisiteness
  • delightfulness
  • resplendence
  • sublimeness
  • gloriousness
  • splendidness
  • fascination
  • allure
  • radiancy
  • desirableness
  • loveliness
  • superbness
  • radiance
  • shapeliness
  • prettiness
  • appeal
  • charm
  • glamour
  • lusciousness
  • desirability
  • attraction
  • beauty
  • seductiveness
  • sexiness
  • beautifulness
  • aesthetics
  • comeliness
  • resplendency
  • pulchritude
  • perfection
  • gorgeousness
  • beauteousness
  • nubility
  • handsomeness
  • flawlessness
  • sex appeal
  • attractiveness
  • glamor
  • cuteness
  • splendiferousness
  • fairness
  • daintiness
  • looks
  • sightliness
  • foxiness
  • flamboyance
  • glossiness
  • esthetics
  • showiness
  • delicacy
  • slickness
  • flashiness
  • splashiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • ugliness
  • plainness
  • grotesqueness
  • hideousness
  • homeliness
  • unattractiveness
  • unloveliness
  • vileness
  • unsightliness
  • dreadfulness
  • terribleness
  • loathsomeness
  • repulsiveness
  • ghastliness
  • foulness
  • disagreeableness
  • offensiveness
  • imperfection
  • horribleness
  • flaw
  • repellency
  • nastiness
  • blemish
  • unbecomingness
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