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Exquisite vs. Sublime — What's the Difference?

Exquisite vs. Sublime — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Exquisite and Sublime

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Exquisite

Characterized by highly skilled or intricate art; excellently made or formed
An exquisite gold chalice.

Sublime

Characterized by nobility; majestic.

Exquisite

Extremely or delightfully beautiful
The exquisite colors of a sunset.

Sublime

Of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth.

Exquisite

Excellent or outstanding, especially by exhibiting or appealing to refined taste
"A guy who knew all the jazz spots and had an exquisite collection of old 78s" (Shirley Abbott).
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Sublime

Not to be excelled; supreme.

Exquisite

Extremely subtle or precise
An image rendered in exquisite detail.

Sublime

Inspiring awe; impressive.

Exquisite

Intense; keen
Exquisite delight.
Suffered exquisite pain.

Sublime

(Archaic) Raised aloft; set high.

Exquisite

(Obsolete) Ingeniously devised or thought out.

Sublime

(Archaic) Of lofty appearance or bearing; haughty
"not terrible, / That I should fear ... / But solemn and sublime" (John Milton).

Exquisite

One who is excessively fastidious in dress, manners, or taste.

Sublime

Something sublime.

Exquisite

Especially fine or pleasing; exceptional.
They sell good coffee and pastries, but their chocolate is exquisite.
Sourav Ganguly scored an exquisite century in his debut Test match.

Sublime

An ultimate example.

Exquisite

(obsolete) Carefully adjusted; precise; accurate; exact.

Sublime

To render sublime.

Exquisite

Recherché; far-fetched; abstruse.

Sublime

(Chemistry) To cause to sublimate.

Exquisite

Of special beauty or rare excellence.

Sublime

To sublimate.

Exquisite

Exceeding; extreme; keen, in a bad or a good sense.
Exquisite pain or pleasure

Sublime

To sublimate.

Exquisite

Of delicate perception or close and accurate discrimination; not easy to satisfy; exact; fastidious.
Exquisite judgment, taste, or discernment

Sublime

(transitive) To raise on high.

Exquisite

(rare) Fop, dandy.

Sublime

(transitive) To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify.

Exquisite

Carefully selected or sought out; hence, of distinguishing and surpassing quality; exceedingly nice; delightfully excellent; giving rare satisfaction; as, exquisite workmanship.
Plate of rare device, and jewelsOf reach and exquisite form.
I have no exquisite reason for 't, but I have reason good enough.

Sublime

(transitive) To dignify; to ennoble.

Exquisite

Exceeding; extreme; keen; - used in a bad or a good sense; as, exquisite pain or pleasure.

Sublime

Noble and majestic.

Exquisite

Of delicate perception or close and accurate discrimination; not easy to satisfy; exact; nice; fastidious; as, exquisite judgment, taste, or discernment.
His books of Oriental languages, wherein he was exquisite.

Sublime

Impressive and awe-inspiring, yet simple.
Sublime scenery
A sublime deed

Exquisite

One who manifests an exquisite attention to external appearance; one who is overnice in dress or ornament; a fop; a dandy.

Sublime

(obsolete) Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.

Exquisite

Intense or sharp;
Suffered exquisite pain
Felt exquisite pleasure

Sublime

(obsolete) Elevated by joy; elated.

Exquisite

Lavishly elegant and refined

Sublime

Lofty of mien; haughty; proud.

Exquisite

Of delicate composition and artistry;
A dainty teacup
An exquisite cameo

Sublime

Something sublime.

Exquisite

Of extreme beauty;
Her exquisite face

Sublime

Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.
Sublime on these a tower of steel is reared.

Sublime

Distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; - said of persons.

Sublime

Awakening or expressing the emotion of awe, adoration, veneration, heroic resolve, etc.; dignified; grand; solemn; stately; - said of an impressive object in nature, of an action, of a discourse, of a work of art, of a spectacle, etc.; as, sublime scenery; a sublime deed.
Easy in words thy style, in sense sublime.
Know how sublime a thing it isTo suffer and be strong.

Sublime

Elevated by joy; elate.
Their hearts were jocund and sublime,Drunk with idolatry, drunk with wine.

Sublime

Lofty of mien; haughty; proud.
His fair, large front and eye sublime declaredAbsolute rule.

Sublime

That which is sublime; - with the definite article
The sublime rises from the nobleness of thoughts, the magnificence of words, or the harmonious and lively turn of the phrase.

Sublime

That which is grand in nature or art, as distinguished from the merely beautiful.

Sublime

To raise on high.
A soul sublimed by an idea above the region of vanity and conceit.

Sublime

To subject to the process of sublimation; to heat, volatilize, and condense in crystals or powder; to distill off, and condense in solid form; hence, also, to purify.

Sublime

To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify.
The sun . . . Which not alone the southern wit sublimes,But ripens spirits in cold, northern climes.

Sublime

To dignify; to ennoble.
An ordinary gift can not sublime a person to a supernatural employment.

Sublime

To pass off in vapor, with immediate condensation; specifically, to evaporate or volatilize from the solid state without apparent melting; - said of those substances, like arsenic, benzoic acid, etc., which do not exhibit a liquid form on heating, except under increased pressure.

Sublime

Vaporize and then condense right back again

Sublime

Change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting;
Sublime iodine
Some salts sublime when heated

Sublime

Inspiring awe;
Well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity
Empyrean aplomb
The sublime beauty of the night

Sublime

Worthy of adoration or reverence

Sublime

Lifted up or set high;
Their hearts were jocund and sublime

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