Dictionary

serenity en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /səˈɹɛnɪti/
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Etymology

From Middle English serenyte, from Old French serenité, from Latin serēnitās, equivalent to serene + -ity.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.
   • Forthwith a change came over the waters, and the serenity became less brilliant but more profound. 1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 193:
   • There is no passion, there is serenity. 1987, Greg Costikyan, “The Jedi Code”, in Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, page 69, line 3:
2. (countable, uncountable) A lack of agitation or disturbance.
3. (countable, uncountable) A title given to a reigning prince or similar dignitary.

Forms

Deriveds

unserenity

Relateds

calmness · serene

Synonyms

harmony · peace · tranquillity · sereneness · tranquility

Translations (82)

es tranquilidad (state) · el γαλήνη (state) · cmn 平靜 /平静 (lack of agitation) · ar صَفَاء (state) · el γαληνότατος (title given to a prince or other dignitary) · bg безоблачност (state) · la serēnitās (state) · de Heiterkeit (state) · fi kunnianarvoisuus (title given to a prince or other dignitary) · pt serenidade (lack of agitation) · cs zklidnění (state) · tl katahimikan (lack of agitation) · de Durchlaucht (title given to a prince or other dignitary) · de Klarheit (state) · ja 平静 (state) · cs poklid (state) · es tranquilidad (lack of agitation) · de Gelassenheit (state) · ru споко́йствие (lack of agitation) · cmn 安詳 /安详 (lack of agitation) · la serẽnitãs (lack of agitation) · mi māriritanga (state) · sh спокој (state) · sv Durchlaucht (title given to a prince or other dignitary) · cs klid (state) · pt serenidade (state) · cmn 平靜 /平静 (state) · de Gleichmut (state) · ja セレニティ (lack of agitation) · ml ശാന്തം (lack of agitation) · cmn 安寧 /安宁 (lack of agitation) · de Abgeklärtheit (state) · it serenità (state) · es excelencia (title given to a prince or other dignitary) · bg ведрина (state) · sv frid (state) · sv stillhet (state) · ro liniște (state) · bg споко́йствие (lack of agitation) · ro seninătate (state) · cmn 安寧 /安宁 (state) · ar سَكِينَة اَلرُّوح (state) · cmn 尊貴的閣下 /尊贵的阁下 (title given to a prince or other dignitary) · cs útlum (lack of agitation) · id ketenteraman (state) · fi tyyneys (lack of agitation) · ru безмяте́жность (state) · sh spokoj (state) · ml ആനന്ദം (state) · de Ausgeglichenheit (state) · hu nyugalom (lack of agitation) · pl spokój (state) · hu higgadtság (lack of agitation) · hu derültség (state) · ja 平静 (lack of agitation) · sv lugn (state) · es serenidad (state) · es sosiego (state) · sv lugn (lack of agitation) · hu őfensége (title given to a prince or other dignitary) · el ηρεμία (lack of agitation) · he רֹגַע (state) · fi tyyneys (state) · cmn 寧靜 /宁静 (state) · sv sinnesro (state) · sv ro (state) · cmn 寧靜 /宁静 (lack of agitation) · ru све́тлость (title given to a prince or other dignitary) · id ketenteraman (lack of agitation) · hu derű (state) · de Ruhe (lack of agitation) · gl serenidade (state) · nl sereniteit (state) · hi शांति (state) · cmn 安詳 /安详 (state) · nv ił hodéezyéél (state) · ja セレニティ (state) · bg Светлост (title given to a prince or other dignitary) · fr sérénité (state) · es sosiego (lack of agitation) · mi mahurutanga (state) · cs klid (lack of agitation)