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Webster 1913 Edition

Serene

Se-rene′

,
Adj.
[L.
serenus
to grow dry, Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] hot, scorching.]
1.
Bright; clear; unabscured;
as, a
serene
sky
.
The moon
serene
in glory mounts the sky.
Pope.
Full many a gem of purest ray
serene

The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear.
Gray.
2.
Calm; placid; undisturbed; unruffled;
as, a
serene
aspect; a
serene
soul
.
Milton.
☞ In several countries of Europe, Serene is given as a tittle to princes and the members of their families; as, His Serene Highness.
Drop serene
.
(Med.)
See
Amaurosis
.
Milton.

Se-rene′

,
Noun.
1.
Serenity; clearness; calmness.
[Poetic.]
“The serene of heaven.”
Southey.
To their master is denied
To share their sweet
serene
.
Young.
2.
[F.
serein
evening dew or damp. See
Serein
.]
Evening air; night chill.
[Obs.]
“Some serene blast me.”
B. Jonson.

Se-rene′

,
Verb.
T.
[L.
serenare
.]
To make serene.
Heaven and earth, as if contending, vie
To raise his being, and
serene
his soul.
Thomson.

Webster 1828 Edition

Serene

SERE'NE

,
Adj.
[L. serenus; Heb. Ch. Syr. Ar. to shine. Class Sr. No. 2. 23.47.]
1. Clear or fair, and calm; as a serene sky; serene air; Serene imports great purity.
2. Bright.
The moon, serene in glory, mounts the sky. Pope.
3. Caln; unruffled; undisturbed; as a serene aspect; a serene soul.
4. A title given to several princes and magistrates in Europe; as serene highness; most serene.

SERE'NE

,
Noun.
A cold damp evening. [Not in use.]

SERE'NE

,
Verb.
T.
1. To make clear and calm; to quiet.
2. To clear; to brighten.

Definition 2024

Serene

Serene

See also: serene, serené, and Serēnē

English

Proper noun

Serene

  1. A female given name. A rare variant of Serena.

serene

serene

See also: Serene, serené, and Serēnē

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -iːn

Adjective

serene ‎(comparative more serene or serener, superlative most serene or serenest)

  1. Peaceful, calm, unruffled.
    She looked at her students with joviality and a serene mentality.‎
    • 1915, Emerson Hough, The Purchase Price, chapterI:
      Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. The clear light of the bright autumn morning had no terrors for youth and health like hers.
  2. Without worry or anxiety; unaffected by disturbance.
  3. (archaic) fair and unclouded (as of the sky); clear; unobscured.
  4. Used as part of certain titles.
    Her Serene Highness‎
Related terms
Translations

Verb

serene ‎(third-person singular simple present serenes, present participle serening, simple past and past participle serened)

  1. (transitive) To make serene.
    Heaven and earth, as if contending, vie / To raise his being, and serene his soul. — Thomson.

Noun

serene ‎(plural serenes)

  1. (poetic) Serenity; clearness; calmness.
    • Southey
      the serene of heaven
    • Young
      To their master is denied / To share their sweet serene.
  2. Evening air; night chill.
    • Ben Jonson
      Some serene blast me.

Etymology 2

Old French serein ‎(“evening”), Vulgar Latin *serānum — from substantive use of sērum, neuter of sērus ‎(“late”) + -ānus suffix.

Noun

serene ‎(plural serenes)

  1. A fine rain from a cloudless sky after sunset.
Synonyms

References

  • Oxford English Dictionary. serein n. 1.

Dutch

Pronunciation

Adjective

serene

  1. Inflected form of sereen

Esperanto

Etymology

serena +‎ -e

Adverb

serene

  1. calmly, serenely

Italian

Adjective

serene

  1. Feminine plural form of sereno

Latin

Adjective

serēne

  1. vocative masculine singular of serēnus

References

Spanish

Verb

serene

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of serenar.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of serenar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of serenar.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of serenar.

Etymology

From Middle English, from Latin serēnus ‎(“clear, cloudless, untroubled”).

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