Meaning

4 senses
  1. Calm, peaceful, unruffled.

    She looked at her students with joviality and a serene mentality.

    gelassen, ruhig

    безмяте́жныйbezmjatéžnyj, споко́йныйspokójnyj

    безтурбо́тнийbezturbótnyj, спокі́йнийspokíjnyj

  2. Without worry or anxiety; unaffected by disturbance.

  3. Used as part of certain titles, originally to indicate sovereignty or independence.

    Her Serene Highness

    светлостьsvetlostʹ

  4. (archaic)Fair and unclouded (as of the sky); clear; unobscured.

    чи́стыйčístyj, безо́блачныйbezóblačnyj, я́сныйjásnyj

More definitions
  • completely clear and fine
  • not agitated; without losing self-possession

Examples

24 sentences
  1. Ziri's face was placid and serene.

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  2. The autumn sky is clear and serene.

    ruОсеннее небо прозрачно и безоблачно.

    deDer Herbsthimmel ist klar und heiter.

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  3. He's, without a doubt, a serene child.

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  4. There's no denying that he's a serene child.

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  5. The following days were serene and rich in diversions.

    deDie folgenden Tage waren heiter und abwechslungsreich.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
peaceful, calm:
Русский
By meaning 3
peaceful, calm:
fair and unclouded:
part of royal title:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
peaceful, calm:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

more serene/serener, most serene/serenest
Comparativemore serene / serener Lesson
Superlativemost serene / serenest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

66 synonyms

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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