serein

American  

[suh-ran] / səˈræn /

noun

Meteorology.

1. fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.

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serein British  

/ səˈreɪn /

noun

1. fine rain falling from a clear sky after sunset, esp in the tropics

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Etymology

Origin of serein

1865–70; < French serein, Middle French serain evening, nightfall < Vulgar Latin *sērānum, equivalent to Latin sēr ( um ) a late hour (neuter of sērus late) + -ānum, neuter of -ānus -an; compare obsolete English serene < Middle French

Example Sentences

“A serein, brah. It’s a fine tropical rain falling from a cloudless night sky.”

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

“You better make our friend feel like she’s experiencing the glory of a serein today.”

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

Mesure la vaste étendue Measure the vast immense Extent De ces Globes, qu’offre à la vue Of all those Globes that may be seen Un tems serein et lumineux.

From The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume II Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels From Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. by P?llnitz, Karl Ludwig von

Le silence régnait sur la terre et sur l’onde, L’air devenait serein, et l’Olympe vermeil, Et l’amoureux Zephyr affranchi du sommeil Ressuscitait les fleurs d’une haleine féconde.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John

Au front serein De la déesse Est la Prêtresse; Les ris badins Sont sacristains, Joyeux fidelles, De fleurs nouvelles Offrent les dons.

From A Year's Journey through France and Part of Spain, Volume 2 by Thicknesse, Philip