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se⋅rene

  [suh-reen]
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–adjective
1. calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled: a serene landscape; serene old age.
2. clear; fair: serene weather.
3. (usually initial capital letter) most high or august (used as a royal epithet, usually prec. by his, your, etc.): His Serene Highness.
–noun
4. serenity; tranquillity.
5. Archaic. a clear or tranquil expanse of sea or sky.
Origin:
1495–1505; < L serēnus (of the sky, weather) clear, unclouded

Related forms:
se⋅rene⋅ly, adverb
se⋅rene⋅ness, noun

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

Antonyms:
1. disturbed. 2. clouded.
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se·rene   (sə-rēn')   
adj.  

  1. Unaffected by disturbance; calm and unruffled. See Synonyms at calm.

  2. Unclouded; fair: serene skies and a bright blue sea.

  3. often Serene Used as a title and form of address for certain members of royalty: Her Serene Highness; His Serene Highness.


[Middle English, from Latin serēnus, serene, clear.]
se·rene'ly adv., se·rene'ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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