serene en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /səˈɾin/ (Scotland)
- /səˈɾiːn/ (Wales)
- /səˈɹiːn/ (Australia, New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation)
- /səˈɹin/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English, borrowed from Latin serēnus (“clear, cloudless, untroubled”).
Meanings
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Calm, peaceful, unruffled.
Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. The clear light of the bright autumn morning had no terrors for youth and health like hers.
1910, Emerson Hough, “A Lady in Company”, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC, page 6:She looked at her students with joviality and a serene mentality.
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Without worry or anxiety; unaffected by disturbance.
I took train and reached Wichita, where my active partner was awaiting me. He had just returned from the Medicine River, and reported everything serene.
1908, Andy Adams, Reed Anthony, Cowman:
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(archaic) Fair and unclouded (as of the sky); clear; unobscured.
Now ſleeping flocks on their ſoft fleeces lie, / The moon, ſerene in glory, mounts the sky, […]
1717, Alexander Pope, “Winter. The Fourth Pastoral. […]”, in The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, volume I, London: […] W[illiam] Bowyer, for Bernard Lintot, […], →OCLC, page 30:Full many a gem of pureſt ray ſerene / The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear: […]
1750 June 12 (date written; published 1751), T[homas] Gray, “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”, in Designs by Mr. R[ichard] Bentley, for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray, London: […] R[obert] Dodsley, […], published 1753, →OCLC, page 32:A serene sky and verdant fields filled me with ecstasy.
1816 June – 1817 April/May (date written), [Mary Shelley], chapter VI, in Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [Macdonald and Son] for Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, published 1 January 1818, →OCLC:
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Used as part of certain titles, originally to indicate sovereignty or independence.
Her Serene Highness
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more serene | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| serener | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| serenest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| most serene | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Her Serene Highness · Your Serene Highness · serenify · sereneness · drop serene · all serene · serenize · unserene · His Serene Highness · serenity
Synonyms
pococurante · steady · mellow · unruffable · imperturbable · wanton · unruffled · unworried · easy-breezy · cool-headed · unfazed · equanimitable · solute · pacate · cool · even-tempered · unanxious · at peace · nonchalant · mellow · offhand · unexcited · unruffled · unflustered · untroubled · still · relaxed · happy-go-lucky · roolie · calm · laid-back · even-minded · unflappable · placid · composed · equanimous · peaceable · insouciant · serene · laid-back · chill · indifferent · collected · unperturbable · tranquil · airy · careless · leisurely · cool-headed · easygoing · carefree · quiescent · unconcerned · quiet · untumultuous · unconcerned · pacific · level-headed · loose · relaxed · even-keeled · tranquil · sedate · placid · peaceful · easygoing · lighthearted · casual · equable · undisturbed · serene · at ease · phlegmatic · unbothered · devil-may-care
Translations (98)
es sereno (fair and unclouded) · bg тих (peaceful, calm) · ceb tin-od (peaceful, calm) · bg безоблачен (fair and unclouded) · mk ве́дар (fair and unclouded) · mk ја́сен (fair and unclouded) · ja 静かな (peaceful, calm) · ko 고요하다 (peaceful, calm) · fi rauhallinen (peaceful, calm) · sc selenu (peaceful, calm) · fi keisarillinen (part of royal title) · cmn 寧靜 /宁静 (peaceful, calm) · ru светлость (part of royal title) · wa li cour etait (peaceful, calm) · mk спо́коен (peaceful, calm) · fr serein (peaceful, calm) · mk све́тлост (part of royal title) · cs klidný (peaceful, calm) · es sereno (part of royal title) · cs jasný (part of royal title) · hu derűs (peaceful, calm) · es sereno (peaceful, calm) · hy անդորր (peaceful, calm) · fur seren (peaceful, calm) · nl sereen (peaceful, calm) · sc assulenu (peaceful, calm) · mi mauritau (peaceful, calm) · fi seesteinen (peaceful, calm) · fi seesteinen (fair and unclouded) · bg спокоен (peaceful, calm) · nl doorluchtig (part of royal title) · pl niewzruszony (peaceful, calm) · pl pogodny (fair and unclouded) · sv lugn (peaceful, calm) · mk безо́блачен (fair and unclouded) · be спако́йны (peaceful, calm) · hy պայծառ (fair and unclouded) · ceb tinong (peaceful, calm) · de gelassen (peaceful, calm) · ca serè (peaceful, calm) · cmn 安詳 /安详 (peaceful, calm) · fi kirkas (fair and unclouded) · no fredelig (peaceful, calm) · uk безтурбо́тний (peaceful, calm) · fr sereine (peaceful, calm) · bg ясен (fair and unclouded) · pt sereno (fair and unclouded) · cs nerušený (peaceful, calm) · de ruhig (peaceful, calm) · hy ջինջ (fair and unclouded) · oc seren (peaceful, calm) · fi kuninkaallinen (part of royal title) · wa påjhire (peaceful, calm) · ru безо́блачный (fair and unclouded) · uk спокі́йний (peaceful, calm) · wa clair (fair and unclouded) · it sereno (peaceful, calm) · ja 平静な (peaceful, calm) · pl opanowany (peaceful, calm) · pt sereno (peaceful, calm) · mk ти́вок (peaceful, calm) · fi tyyni (peaceful, calm) · rup sirin (fair and unclouded) · ro senin (fair and unclouded) · cs nevzrušený (peaceful, calm) · pl spokojny (peaceful, calm) · it sereno (fair and unclouded) · sv fridfull (peaceful, calm) · hy խաղաղ (peaceful, calm) · la serēnus (peaceful, calm) · rup sirin (peaceful, calm) · cs poklidný (peaceful, calm) · pl najjaśniejszy (part of royal title) · ru я́сный (fair and unclouded) · wa etaite (peaceful, calm) · hy պարզ (fair and unclouded) · ro senin (peaceful, calm) · fi pilvetön (fair and unclouded) · wa claire (fair and unclouded) · fr sereine (fair and unclouded) · ceb tilha (fair and unclouded) · fr serein (fair and unclouded) · wa sins ene barbôjhe (fair and unclouded) · mk чист (fair and unclouded) · ru безмяте́жный (peaceful, calm) · dlm saran (peaceful, calm) · cs jasný (fair and unclouded) · hy հստակ (fair and unclouded) · ja 晴れた (fair and unclouded) · id tenteram (peaceful, calm) · bcl matuninong (peaceful, calm) · la serēnus (fair and unclouded) · ru споко́йный (peaceful, calm) · ru чи́стый (fair and unclouded) · be ціхамі́рны (peaceful, calm) · wa etait (peaceful, calm) · cmn 平靜 /平静 (peaceful, calm) · hy անամպ (fair and unclouded)