serene

[ suh-reen ]
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adjective
  1. calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled: a serene landscape;serene old age.

  2. clear; fair: serene weather.

  1. 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.

Origin of serene

1
First recorded in 1400–50; Middle English, from Old French serein and Latin serēnus (of the sky, weather) “clear, unclouded”

synonym study For serene

1. See peaceful.

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Other words from serene

  • se·rene·ly, adverb
  • se·rene·ness, noun
  • o·ver·se·rene, adjective
  • o·ver·se·rene·ly, adverb
  • un·se·rene, adjective
  • un·se·rene·ly, adverb
  • un·se·rene·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for serene

serene

/ (sɪˈriːn) /


adjective
  1. peaceful or tranquil; calm

  2. clear or bright: a serene sky

  1. (often capital) honoured: used as part of certain royal titles: His Serene Highness

Origin of serene

1
C16: from Latin serēnus

Derived forms of serene

  • serenely, adverb
  • sereneness, noun

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