serenade en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌsɛɹəˈneɪd/
- /ˈsɛɹəˌneɪd/
- /ˌsɛɹəˈnɑd/ hyperforeignism
Etymology
Borrowed from French sérénade, from Italian serenata, from the past participle of serenare, from Latin serenare, from serenus (“calm”), of uncertain origin (see there).
Meanings
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A love song that is sung directly to one's love interest, especially one performed below the window of a loved one in the evening.
A lovestruck Romeo sings the streets a serenade / Laying everybody low with a love song that he made
1980, Dire Straits, “Romeo and Juliet”, in Making Movies:From me to thee glad serenades, / Dances for thee I propose saluting thee, adornments and feastings for thee, / And the sights of the open landscape and the high-spread sky are fitting, / And life and the fields, and the huge and thoughtful night.
1865, Walt Whitman, “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d”, in Sequel to Drum-Taps: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d and other poems:
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An instrumental composition in several movements.
“Eine kleine Nachtmusik” is a well-known serenade written by Mozart.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| serenades | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (56)
br nozkan (love song) · ja セレナーデ (love song) · fo aftansongur (love song) · cmn 小夜曲 (love song) · la serenata (instrumental composition) · ro serenadă (love song) · ja セレナード (love song) · mk серена́да (love song) · ja 小夜曲 (love song) · ru серена́да (love song) · tl harana (love song) · eo serenado (love song) · nl serenade (instrumental composition) · sd سيرينيڊ (love song) · fr sérénade (love song) · sh подокница (love song) · ary سيريناتا (instrumental composition) · es serenata (love song) · de Ständchen (instrumental composition) · pt serenata (love song) · ary سيريناتا (love song) · hu szerenád (love song) · pl serenada (love song) · sh podoknica (love song) · rif serenata (instrumental composition) · de Serenade (instrumental composition) · fr sérénade (instrumental composition) · ca serenata (love song) · pl serenada (instrumental composition) · rmq gilí de camelo (love song) · da serenade (love song) · he סֶרֶנָדָה (love song) · lad serenata (love song) · fi serenadi (love song) · he סרנדה (instrumental composition) · de Serenade (love song) · nl serenade (love song) · ary غنية د الحب (love song) · rmq serenata (love song) · ja 夜曲 (love song) · lad serenata (instrumental composition) · rmq serenata (instrumental composition) · bg серенада (love song) · la serenata (love song) · sh serenada (love song) · ko 세레나데 (love song) · gl serenata (love song) · la occentus (love song) · cy nosgan (love song) · sh серенада (love song) · ary سيريناد (instrumental composition) · es serenata (instrumental composition) · it serenata (love song) · sd سيرينيڊ (instrumental composition) · cs serenáda (love song) · th เซเรเนด (love song)