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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At Amarapura's Nagayon Pagoda, a Buddha statue reduced to just two legs and hands on a pedestal has been fully restored, looking out with a serene gaze.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Sabalenka, 27, has won the US Open in each of the past two years and looks in serene form.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
Soprano Hilary Cronin was a dazzling, lyrical Iole, her precisely calibrated da capo arias capturing the princess’s serene acceptance of her lot and her consoling, thoughtful presence—the antithesis of the disturbed Dejanira.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
When discussing the two years he spent in Metallica and the bad blood that followed, Mustaine is contemplative and serene.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
For the precious stone had begun to glow a soft, serene radiance just like the moon.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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