serenade
a complimentary performance of vocal or instrumental music in the open air at night, as by a lover under the window of his lady.
a piece of music suitable for such performance.
to entertain with or perform a serenade.
Origin of serenade
1Other words from serenade
- ser·e·nad·er, noun
- un·ser·e·nad·ed, adjective
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How to use serenade in a sentence
If you were an Ethiopian serenader, you would be a loss to me.
The Heir of Redclyffe | Charlotte M. YongeIt was now acting and re-acting on the lining of the serenader's olfactory organ in a manner to threaten final decapitation.
Flamsted quarries | Mary E. WallerThen the music ceased, and the tinkling of coins on a plate proclaimed the status of our serenader.
The Land of the Black Mountain | Reginald WyonThe selection of the unknown serenader was that pretty little thing which describes the end of a perfect day.
Fore! | Charles Emmett Van LoanHe attends to his work with all his might, and strikes up a noisy song, to the infinite displeasure of the serenader.
Richard Wagner and his Poetical Work | Judith Gautier
British Dictionary definitions for serenade
/ (ˌsɛrɪˈneɪd) /
a piece of music appropriate to the evening, characteristically played outside the house of a woman
a piece of music indicative or suggestive of this
an extended composition in several movements similar to the modern suite or divertimento
(tr) to play a serenade for (someone)
(intr) to play a serenade
Origin of serenade
1- Compare aubade
Derived forms of serenade
- serenader, noun
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