Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Content or composed; untroubled.
- adjective Unaffected by disturbance; calm or peaceful: synonym: calm.
- adjective Unclouded; fair.
- adjective Used as a title and form of address for certain members of royalty.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The chilly damp of evening; unwholesome air; blight.
- To make clear and calm; tranquilize.
- To clear; clarify.
- Clear, or fair, and calm.
- Calm; placid; unruffled; undisturbed: as, a serene aspect; a serene soul.
- An epithet or adjunct to the titles of some persons of very high rank; it is not given to any noble or official in England, and is used chiefly (in the phrase Serene Highness) in rendering the German term Durchlaucht (given to members of certain mediatized houses, and to some other princes) and the French epithet sérénissime.
- Synonyms 1. Bright, peaceful.—1 and 2. Tranquil, Placid, etc. See
calm .—2. Sedate. - noun Clearness; serenity; a serene expanse or region.
- noun Serenity; placidity; tranquillity; calmness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Poetic. Serenity; clearness; calmness.
- noun obsolete Evening air; night chill.
- adjective Bright; clear; unabscured.
- adjective Calm; placid; undisturbed; unruffled.
- adjective (Med.) See
Amaurosis . - transitive verb To make serene.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Peaceful ,calm ,unruffled . - adjective without
worry oranxiety ;unaffected bydisturbance . - adjective archaic (Of the sky)
fair andunclouded . - adjective Used as part of certain titles.
- verb transitive To make serene.
- noun A fine rain from a cloudless sky after sunset.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective completely clear and fine
- adjective not agitated; without losing self-possession
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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HOVERING ACCENT, a term sometimes used for the coordination of the metrical rhythm ◡ _̷ ◡ _̷ with the prose rhythm ◡ ◡ _̷_̷ as in "and serene air" (Comus, l. 4); the accent is thought of as 'hovering' over the first syllable of _serene_, 182.
The Principles of English Versification Paull Franklin Baum
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With a wave of his hand he blanked the desktop and looked up at her, his expression serene once more.
Creative Couplings John S. Drew 2005
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With a wave of his hand he blanked the desktop and looked up at her, his expression serene once more.
Small World David Mack 2005
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With a wave of his hand he blanked the desktop and looked up at her, his expression serene once more.
Creative Couplings John S. Drew 2005
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With a wave of his hand he blanked the desktop and looked up at her, his expression serene once more.
Creative Couplings John S. Drew 2005
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With a wave of his hand he blanked the desktop and looked up at her, his expression serene once more.
Creative Couplings John S. Drew 2005
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With a wave of his hand he blanked the desktop and looked up at her, his expression serene once more.
Creative Couplings John S. Drew 2005
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Consider This: Spelling matters: Serena and Sarina look similar, but Serena has a positive first impression because its spelling conjures up the word serene.
5-Star Baby Name Advisor Bruce Lansky 2008
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Consider This: Spelling matters: Serena and Sarina look similar, but Serena has a positive first impression because its spelling conjures up the word serene.
5-Star Baby Name Advisor Bruce Lansky 2008
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She looked like a sleeping angel, her expression serene, her hair a disheveled waterfall on the pillow.
No Way Out Andrea Kane 2001
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