serenelyadv.
/sɪˈriːnli/ In a serene manner.
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the mind > emotion > calmness > [adverb]
evenlyOE
egallyc1374
soberly1382
sadly?a1400
wellc1405
digestlya1522
calmly1597
placidly1635
sedately1646
equanimously1652
recollectedly1654
serenely1690
composedly1702
dispassionately1717
serene1728
unperturbedly?1786
solidly1799
tranquilly1801
relaxedly1819
collectedly1838
comfortably1872
equably1873
unagitatedly1894
the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [adverb] > brightly > gently bright
serenely1690
1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding i. iii. 20 It being impossible, that Men should, without Shame or Fear, confidently and serenely break a Rule, which they could not but evidently know, that God had set up.
1709 A. Pope Autumn in Poet. Misc.: 6th Pt. vi. 739 The setting Sun now shone serenely bright.
1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. vii. xi. 396 She..stands alone, her hands serenely crossed on her breast.
1880 ‘Ouida’ Moths I. 9 Lady Dolly smiled serenely on the person who glided to her elbow.
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