serene

[ suh-reen ]

/ səˈrin /

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adjective

calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled: a serene landscape; serene old age.

clear; fair: serene weather.

(usually initial capital letter) most high or august (used as a royal epithet, usually preceded by his, your, etc.): His Serene Highness.

noun

serenity; tranquillity.

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

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Origin of serene

First recorded in 1495–1505, serene is from the Latin word serēnus (of the sky, weather) clear, unclouded

SYNONYMS FOR serene

1. undisturbed, imperturbable, unperturbed, composed, collected. See peaceful. 2. unclouded.

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ANTONYMS FOR serene

1. disturbed. 2. clouded.

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se·rene·ly, adverbse·rene·ness, nouno·ver·se·rene, adjectiveo·ver·se·rene·ly, adverb

un·se·rene, adjectiveun·se·rene·ly, adverbun·se·rene·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for serene

serene

/ (sɪˈriːn) /

adjective

peaceful or tranquil; calm

clear or brighta serene sky

(often capital) honoured: used as part of certain royal titlesHis Serene Highness

Derived Formsserenely, adverbsereneness, noun

Word Origin for serene

C16: from Latin serēnus

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Word Origin and History for serene

serene

adj.

mid-15c., "clear, calm," from Latin serenus "peaceful, calm, clear" (of weather), figuratively "cheerful, glad, tranquil," of uncertain origin; perhaps from a suffixed variant of PIE *ksero- "dry," source of Greek xeros "dry" (see xerasia). In English, applied to persons since 1630s. Related: Serenely.

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