Adjective
erhaben
Pronunciation: /ɛrˈhaːbən/
sublime, exalted, elevated, lordly
C2
rank #13,925
Meanings
Adjective
- sublime, exalted, elevated, lordly
- unassailable, above (something)
- embossed, relief
Example sentence
Von oben wirkte die Landschaft still und erhaben.
From above the landscape seemed still and sublime.
Word forms
erhaben
Usage
- eine erhabene Landschaft — A sublime or majestic landscape.
- über jeden Zweifel erhaben — Above all doubt; a separate figurative construction.
Der langsame Chorgesang verlieh der Szene einen erhabenen Charakter.
The slow choral singing gave the scene a sublime quality.