Dictionary Definition
serene adj
1 characterized by absence of emotional
agitation; "calm acceptance of the inevitable"; "remained serene in
the midst of turbulence"; "a serene expression on her face"; "she
became more tranquil"; "tranquil life in the country" [syn:
calm, tranquil]
2 completely clear and fine; "serene skies and a
bright blue sea"
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English
Etymology
From Latin serenusPronunciation
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- Rhymes: -iːn
Adjective
- Peaceful, calm, unruffled; unaffected by disturbance.
- (Of the sky) fair and unclouded.
- Used as part of a Royal title.
- Her Serene Highness
Translations
Peaceful, calm
- Finnish: seesteinen, rauhallinen
- Japanese: 静かな (しずかな, shizukana)
- Russian: безмятежный, спокойный
Fair and unclouded
- Finnish: seesteinen
- Japanese: 晴れた (はれた, hareta)
- Russian: чистый, безоблачный, ясный
Part of royal title
- Russian: светлость
- ttbc French: serein , sereine
- ttbc Italian: sereno , serena
- ttbc Latin: serenus
- ttbc Polish: 1. spokojny , pogodny 2.pogodny 3. najjaśniejszy
- ttbc Portuguese: serenidade
Related terms
Italian
Adjective
serene- Feminine plural form of sereno
Extensive Definition
Serene may refer to:
- Serene (phone), jointly developed by Samsung and Bang & Olufsen
- Serene Husseini Shahid, a member of the influential Husayni family
- Serene, Colorado, a company town in Colorado no longer in existance
- Serene Garden, part of the Hong Kong island of Tsing Yi
- Serene Highness, a title used today by the reigning families of Monaco and Liechtenstein
- Serene, a heroine from the video game Riviera: The Promised Land
- Serenes Massacre, a fictional event in the video game Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
- Another name of Jaunjelgava, a city in Latvia
See also
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
at peace, bloodless, bucolic, calm, clear, cloudless, collected, composed, concordant, cool, coolheaded, diaphanous, dispassionate, easy, easygoing, equable, even, even-tempered, halcyon, idyllic, imperturbable, levelheaded, light, lightish, lightsome, lucent, lucid, luculent, noiseless, nonchalant, orderly, pacific, pastoral, peaceable, peaceful, peacetime, pellucid, philosophical, piping, placid, poised, quiescent, quiet, relucent, reposeful, restful, resting, self-possessed,
soft, still, temperate, tranquil, translucent, translucid, transparent, unclouded, undisturbed, unexcitable, unflappable, unobscured, unperturbed, unruffled, untroubled