serene

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It's all serene, and we shan't be caught.

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  1. adjective Unaffected by disturbance; calm and unruffled. See Synonyms at calm.
  2. adjective Unclouded; fair: serene skies and a bright blue sea.
  3. adjective Used as a title and form of address for certain members of royalty: Her Serene Highness; His Serene Highness.

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  1. Middle English, from Latin serēnus, serene, clear.

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  1. = French sercin = Provencal seren, sere = Spanish Portuguese Italian sereno, from Latin serenus, bright, clear, calm (of weather); akin to Greek σέλας, brightness, σελήνη, the moon (see Selene), Sanskrit svar, sun, sunlight, heaven.
  2. from serene, a.
  3. Also in modern technical use serein (from modern F.); formerly also syrene; from Old French serein, earlier serain, French serein = Provencal seren = Spanish Portuguese sereno, the night-dew, the damp of evening, apparently orig. applied to a clear, beautiful evening, from Latin serenum, neuter of serenus, serene (see serene), but taken later as a derivative of serus, late (see soiree).
 

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