Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Unaffected by disturbance; calm and unruffled. See Synonyms at calm.
- adj. Unclouded; fair: serene skies and a bright blue sea.
- adj. Used as a title and form of address for certain members of royalty: Her Serene Highness; His Serene Highness.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- 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.
- n. Clearness; serenity; a serene expanse or region.
- n. Serenity; placidity; tranquillity; calmness.
- To make clear and calm; tranquilize.
- To clear; clarify.
- n. The chilly damp of evening; unwholesome air; blight.
Wiktionary
- adj. Peaceful, calm, unruffled.
- adj. without worry or anxiety; unaffected by disturbance.
- adj. archaic (Of the sky) fair and unclouded.
- adj. Used as part of certain titles.
- v. transitive To make serene.
- n. A fine rain from a cloudless sky after sunset.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Bright; clear; unabscured.
- adj. Calm; placid; undisturbed; unruffled.
- n. Poetic. Serenity; clearness; calmness.
- n. obsolete Evening air; night chill.
- v. To make serene.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. completely clear and fine
- adj. not agitated; without losing self-possession
Etymologies
- Old French serein ("evening"), Vulgar Latin *serānum — from substantive use of sērum, neuter of sērus ("late") + -ānus suffix. (Wiktionary)
- Middle English, from Latin serēnus, serene, clear. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“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.”
“With a wave of his hand he blanked the desktop and looked up at her, his expression serene once more.”
“Consider This: Spelling matters: Serena and Sarina look similar, but Serena has a positive first impression because its spelling conjures up the word serene.”
“She looked like a sleeping angel, her expression serene, her hair a disheveled waterfall on the pillow.”
“She kept her expression serene, but the look in her eyes had turned frigid.”
“She was thoroughly discouraged, but she kept her expression serene so the physician wouldn’t know how disappointed she was feeling.”
“What gives is Marc Jacobs autumn/winter 2010 runway show: a parade of sullen teenagers in serene midi skirts.”
““Our civilization values space over historical time” is typical of the dialogue, sung in serene slow motion.”
“If calm and serene is not your thing and you are looking for a way to highlight your collection of Buddhas, for example, then the familiar reds and glossy blacks may work perfectly for you.”
“And Bush will spend the rest of his life arguing that Iraq was his greatest a achievement in serene defiance of reality.”
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