serenity

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The honourable wrinkles on his mahogany-hued face forbid him to relax the appearance of unceasing good-humour, and who would suggest that his serenity is artificial When he takes a hand with the whole of the ship's company to get up sail or hoist the dinghy on board, he whistles as well as smiles, and then the black boys laugh, and life on the trim ship is more buoyant than ever.

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  1. noun The state or quality of being serene.

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  • The honourable wrinkles on his mahogany-hued face forbid him to relax the appearance of unceasing good-humour, and who would suggest that his serenity is artificial When he takes a hand with the whole of the ship's company to get up sail or hoist the dinghy on board, he whistles as well as smiles, and then the black boys laugh, and life on the trim ship is more buoyant than ever. —  Tropic Days
  • You, that spend with indifference thousands of louis, will be reduced to a pension inferior to the wages you gave your foot-boy--do you call that a trifle To her aunt's cruel disappointment, Adrienne, who appeared quite to have recovered her serenity was about to answer accordingly, when the door suddenly opened, and, without being announced, Prince Djalma entered the room. —  The Wandering Jew — Volume 11
  • Those who knew her best knew that under her serenity was a gay temperament, inherited from the original settlers of Manhattan, an abounding enjoyment of life, and capacity for passion. —  The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner
  • Undisturbed by social claims or public interests, the very noise and whirl of the gay metropolis seem to hem him in and protect the world of his own imagination The first disturbing event in this serenity was the report of the Mavick ball, already referred to, and the interpretation put upon it by the newspapers. —  The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner
  • And the serenity is accentuated by the ceaseless movements of the eddying clouds through which the vision is seen. —  The Heart of Nature or, The Quest for Natural Beauty
 

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  1. from Old French serenite, French sérénité = Provencal serenitat = Spanish serenidad = Portuguese serenidade = Italian serenità, from Latin serenita (t -) s, clearness, serenity, from serenus, clear, serene: see serene.
 

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