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se·rene
I. \sə̇ˈrēn\ adjective
(often -er/-est)
Etymology: Latin serenus clear, fair, calm (of weather), peaceful, cheerful; akin to Old High German serawēn to become dry, Greek xeron dry land, xēros dry
1.
a. : completely clear, fine, or balmy : suggesting or conducive to calm peacefulness free of storms or unpleasant change
< serene weather >
< serene skies >
< serene will be our days and bright — William Wordsworth >
b. : shining bright and steady and unobscured
< elegant contrasts between … the serene shining of the planets and our hot feverish lives — L.P.Smith >
2. : marked by or suggestive of utter calm and unruffled repose or quietude without suggestions of agitation, trouble, fitful activity, or sudden change
< to the end his mind remained serene and undisturbed — W.S.Maugham >
< a serene expression upon her face — Samuel Butler †1902 >
< genuine intellectual certainty is generally serene — Gilbert Murray >
< myself sitting all serene in the rest house — Arthur Grimble >
< a serene lake >
3. : most high — used as part of a royal style
< His Serene Highness >
Synonyms: see calm
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin serenare, from serenus serene
archaic : to make serene : tranquilize
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin serenum, from neuter of serenus serene
1. : a serene condition or expanse (as of sky, sea, or light)
< the blue deep's serene — Lord Byron >
< the day's intense serene — P.B.Shelley >
2. : serenity, tranquillity, calmness
IV. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French serein serein, from earlier serain evening, nightfall — more at serein
obsolete : the cool or damp of evening air |