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serene

[suh-reen]

Origin

adjective

calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled: a serene landscape; serene old age.

clear; fair: serene weather.

(usually initial capital letter) most high or august (used as a royal epithet, usually preceded by his, your, etc.): His Serene Highness.

noun

serenity; tranquillity.

Archaic. a clear or tranquil expanse of sea or sky.

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Origin:
1495–1505; < Latin serēnus (of the sky, weather) clear, unclouded

Related forms

se·rene·ly, adverb

se·rene·ness, noun

o·ver·se·rene, adjective

o·ver·se·rene·ly, adverb

un·se·rene, adjective

EXPAND

un·se·rene·ly, adverb

un·se·rene·ness, noun

COLLAPSE

Synonyms
1. undisturbed, imperturbable, unperturbed, composed, collected. See peaceful. 2. unclouded.

Antonyms
1. disturbed. 2. clouded.

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serene (sɪˈriːn)

—*adj*
1.	peaceful or tranquil; calm
2.	clear or bright: a serene sky
3.	(often capital) honoured: used as part of certain royal titles: His Serene Highness

[C16: from Latin serēnus]

se'renely

—*adv*

se'reneness

—n

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Word Origin & History

serene

c.1500, "clear, calm," from L. serenus "peaceful, calm, clear" (of weather), of unknown origin. Applied to persons since 1630s.

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