Extreme vs Sublime - What's the difference?
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Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.
In the greatest or highest degree; intense.
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, title= Excessive, or far beyond the norm.
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, title= Drastic, or of great severity.
Of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment.
(archaic) Ultimate, final or last.
The greatest or utmost point, degree or condition.
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Each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale.
A drastic expedient.
(mathematics) Either of the two numbers at the ends of a proportion, as 1'' and ''6'' in ''1:2=3:6 .
(archaic) Extremely.
* 1796 Charles Burney, Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Metastasio 2.5:
(chemistry, physics) To sublimate.
To raise on high.
* E. P. Whipple
To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify.
* Alexander Pope
To dignify; to ennoble.
* Jeremy Taylor
Noble and majestic.
* De Quincey
Impressive and awe-inspiring.
* Prior
* Longfellow
(obsolete) Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.
* Dryden
(obsolete) Elevated by joy; elated.
* Milton
Lofty of mien; haughty; proud.
* Spenser
* Milton
As a noun extreme
is .As a verb sublime is
.extreme
English
Adjective
(en-adj)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes. He said that if you wanted to do anything for them, you must rule them, not pamper them.}}
Not Just Going with the Flow, passage=An extreme version of vorticity is a vortex . The vortex is a spinning, cyclonic mass of fluid, which can be observed in the rotation of water going down a drain, as well as in smoke rings, tornados and hurricanes.}}
- the extreme hour of life
Synonyms
* (place) farthest, furthest, most distant, outermost, remotest * (in greatest or highest degree) greatest, highest * (excessive) excessive, too much * (drastic) drastic, severe * (sports) dangerous * (ultimate) final, last, ultimateAntonyms
* (place) closest, nearest * (in greatest or highest degree) least * (excessive) moderate, reasonable * (drastic) moderate, reasonableDerived terms
* extremenessNoun
(en noun)Adverb
(en adverb)- In the empty and extreme cold theatre.
Usage notes
* Formerly used to modify adjectives and sometimes adverbs, but rarely verbs.Derived terms
* extremism * extremist * extremity * extremely * extreme ironing * extreme unctionSee also
* meanReferences
* ----sublime
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .Verb
(sublim)- A soul sublimed by an idea above the region of vanity and conceit.
- The sun / Which not alone the southern wit sublimes , / But ripens spirits in cold, northern climes.
- An ordinary gift cannot sublime a person to a supernatural employment.
Etymology 2
From (etyl)Adjective
(er)- the sublime Julian leader
- sublime''' scenery; a '''sublime deed
- Easy in words thy style, in sense sublime .
- Know how sublime a thing it is / To suffer and be strong.
- Sublime on these a tower of steel is reared.
- Their hearts were jocund and sublime , / Drunk with idolatry, drunk with wine.
- countenance sublime and insolent
- His fair, large front and eye sublime declared / Absolute rule.