Serene Definition
sə-rēn
adjective
serener, serenest
Content or composed; untroubled.
American Heritage
Not disturbed or troubled; calm, peaceful, tranquil, etc.
Webster's New World
Clear; bright; unclouded.
A serene sky.
Webster's New World
Exalted; high-ranking.
His Serene Highness.
Webster's New World
Used as a title and form of address for certain members of royalty.
Her Serene Highness; His Serene Highness.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
A serene expanse, as of sky or water.
Webster's New World
(poetic) Serenity; clearness; calmness.
Wiktionary
Evening air; night chill.
Wiktionary
verb
To make serene.
Heaven and earth, as if contending, vie / To raise his being, and serene his soul. "” Thomson.
Wiktionary
pronoun
A female given name. A rare variant of Serena.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Serene
Adjective
Base Form:
serene
Comparative:
serener
Superlative:
serenestOrigin of Serene
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Old French serein (“evening"), Vulgar Latin *serānum "” from substantive use of sÄ“rum, neuter of sÄ“rus (“late") + -ānus suffix.
From Wiktionary
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From Middle English, from Latin serÄ“nus (“clear, cloudless, untroubled").
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Latin serēnus serene, clear
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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