serene
Americanadjective
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calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled.
a serene landscape;
serene old age.
- Synonyms:
- collected, composed, unperturbed, imperturbable, undisturbed
- Antonyms:
- disturbed
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serene weather.
- Synonyms:
- unclouded
- Antonyms:
- clouded
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Usually Serene most high or august (used as a royal epithet, usually preceded by his, your, etc.).
His Serene Highness.
noun
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the serene of early morning at the lake.
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Archaic. a clear or tranquil expanse of sea or sky.
adjective
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peaceful or tranquil; calm
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clear or bright
a serene sky
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(often capital) honoured: used as part of certain royal titles
His Serene Highness
Related Words
See peaceful.
Other Word Forms
- overserene adjective
- overserenely adverb
- serenely adverb
- sereneness noun
- unserene adjective
- unserenely adverb
- unsereneness noun
Etymology
Origin of serene
First recorded in 1400–50; Middle English, from Old French serein and Latin serēnus (of the sky, weather) “clear, unclouded”
Example Sentences
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Guthrie’s disappearance has transformed the normally serene streets around her house.
The larger of the two homes, a serene retreat built in 1955, offers four bedrooms and five baths across 3,645 square feet.
From MarketWatch
The listing describes the abode as a serene spot where “timeless elegance and modern convenience blend seamlessly in the heart of Beverly Hills.”
From MarketWatch
“What amazed me,” Dorothy later remembered, “was how serene it was.”
From Literature
His progress in Melbourne - a Slam at which he had never gone beyond the quarter-finals before - was serene.
From BBC
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