sub•lime
adjective
of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe
used to denote the extreme or unparalleled nature of a person's attitude or behavior
verb, chemistry
(of a solid substance) change directly into vapor when heated, typically forming a solid deposit again on cooling
cause (a substance) to do this
verb, archaic
elevate to a high degree of moral or spiritual purity or excellence
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I love the sound of this word, the way it tastes sour in my mouth while never seeming like a word that means something sour. I also like this word for its diversity. You can use it as a complimentary adjective to describe anything great or beautiful or you can use it in a fictional setting and frame it to mean someone that adapts quickly (per the chemistry definition). The last definition could be framed in a lot of different ways: positive, as relating to the first use I mentioned, or negative, as in putting someone above all others in a harmful or unfair way.
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Written: 1.20.2018
Posted: 1.20.2018
ESTÁS LEYENDO
Words to Inspire
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