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serene

[suh-reen]

adjective

  1. calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled.

    a serene landscape;

    serene old age.

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  2. clear; fair.

    serene weather.

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  3. Usually Serene most high or august (used as a royal epithet, usually preceded by his, your, etc.).

    His Serene Highness.



noun

  1. serenity; tranquility.

    the serene of early morning at the lake.

  2. Archaic.a clear or tranquil expanse of sea or sky.

serene

/ ɪˈː /

adjective

  1. peaceful or tranquil; calm

  2. clear or bright

    a serene sky

  3. (often capital) honoured: used as part of certain royal titles

    His Serene Highness

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • serenely adverb
  • sereneness noun
  • overserene adjective
  • overserenely adverb
  • unserene adjective
  • unserenely adverb
  • unsereneness noun
  • ˈԱԱ noun
  • ˈԱ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of serene1

First recorded in 1400–50; Middle English, from Old French serein and Latin ŧԳܲ (of the sky, weather) “clear, unclouded”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of serene1

C16: from Latin ŧԳܲ
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World number 37 Raducanu had also made relatively serene progress through her first two matches, dropping just eight games across four sets.

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We sat down to talk in a room with one of Europe's most serene views: the tranquillity of Lake Geneva and the magnificent sprawl of the Mont-Blanc massif.

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The serene San Diego County property felt far from the chaotic epicenter of the global avocado industry in Mexico.

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Dan Bifano is in a hurry, but it’s in his nature to be gracious, so he keeps his countenance serene even though gnarly traffic on the Pacific Coast Highway has made his visitors very late.

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This grand old arena was not built for serene farewells, so a day of history and high emotion was never going to pass off quietly.

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