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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