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se·rene

 (sə-rēn′)
adj.
1. Content or composed; untroubled: "She remained serene in the face of her accusers" (Peter Matthiesen).
2. Unaffected by disturbance; calm or peaceful: a serene forest. See Synonyms at calm.
3. Unclouded; fair: serene skies and a bright blue sea.
4. 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.
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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]
seˈrenely adv
seˈreneness n
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se•rene

(səˈrin)

adj.
1. calm; peaceful; tranquil.
2. clear; fair: serene weather.
3. (usu. cap.) most high (used as a royal epithet): His Serene Highness.
n.
4. serenity; tranquillity.
5. a clear expanse of sea or sky.
[1495–1505; < Latin serēnus (of the sky, weather) clear, unclouded]
se•rene′ly, adv.
se•rene′ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.serene - not agitated; without losing self-possession; "spoke in a calm voice"; "remained calm throughout the uproar"; "he remained serene in the midst of turbulence"; "a serene expression on her face"; "she became more tranquil"; "tranquil life in the country"
composed - serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress; "the performer seemed completely composed as she stepped onto the stage"; "I felt calm and more composed than I had in a long time"
2.serene - completely clear and fine; "serene skies and a bright blue sea"
clear - free from clouds or mist or haze; "on a clear day"
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serene

adjective calm, peaceful, tranquil, composed, sedate, placid, undisturbed, untroubled, unruffled, imperturbable She looked as calm and serene as always.
calm troubled, disturbed, anxious, agitated, uptight (informal), flustered, perturbed, excitable
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serene

adjective
1. Not excited or emotionally agitated:
2. Motionless and undisturbed:
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Translations
صافٍ، هادئ
vyrovnaný
rauhallinenseesteinentyyni
friîsæll
giedriaigiedros nuotaikosgiedrumas
mierīgsnetraucētsrāmsskaidrs
FridfullLugn
mutlu ve huzurlu

serene

[səˈriːn] ADJsereno
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serene

[sɪˈriːn] adj [person] → serein(e); [smile, expression] → serein(e); [atmosphere, place] → serein(e)
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serene

adjgelassen; searuhig; skyheiter, klar; His Serene Highnessseine Durchlaucht, Serenissimus
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serene

[səˈriːn] adj (person, sky) → sereno/a; (sea) → calmo/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

serene

(səˈriːn) adjective
happy and peaceful. a calm and serene person.
seˈrenely adverb
seˈreneness noun
seˈrenity (-ˈre-) noun
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serene

a. sereno-a, tranquilo-a.
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References in classic literature ?
He stopped in the village at the priest's house in front of which stood the commander in chief's carriage, and he sat down on the bench at the gate awaiting his Serene Highness, as everyone now called Kutuzov.
When gliding by the Bashee isles we emerged at last upon the great South Sea; were it not for other things, I could have greeted my dear Pacific with uncounted thanks, for now the long supplication of my youth was answered; that serene ocean rolled eastwards from me a thousand leagues of blue.
Charles Darnay had yesterday pleaded Not Guilty to an indictment denouncing him (with infinite jingle and jangle) for that he was a false traitor to our serene, illustrious, excellent, and so forth, prince, our Lord the King, by reason of his having, on divers occasions, and by divers means and ways, assisted Lewis, the French King, in his wars against our said serene, illustrious, excellent, and so forth; that was to say, by coming and going, between the dominions of our said serene, illustrious, excellent, and so forth, and those of the said French Lewis, and wickedly, falsely, traitorously, and otherwise evil-adverbiously, revealing to the said French Lewis what forces our said serene, illustrious, excellent, and so forth, had in preparation to send to Canada and North America.
A sad eclipse of the serene soul, a sharp struggle of the young life with death, but both were mercifully brief, and then the natural rebellion over, the old peace returned more beautiful than ever.
The regions ruled by the north-east and south-east Trade Winds are serene. In a southern-going ship, bound out for a long voyage, the passage through their dominions is characterized by a relaxation of strain and vigilance on the part of the seamen.
For now I liked nothing better than to have Queequeg smoking by me, even in bed, because he seemed to be full of such serene household joy then.
What puzzled and distracted him above everything was that the majority of men of his age and circle had, like him, exchanged their old beliefs for the same new convictions, and yet saw nothing to lament in this, and were perfectly satisfied and serene. So that, apart from the principal question, Levin was tortured by other questions too.
She was equally untrammelled in her actions; and as her tactfulness proceeded from genuine humanity, her bodily vigour remained remarkable and her superiority was serene and cordial, three generations had admired her infinitely, and the last she was likely to see had pronounced her a wonderful woman.
Thus the wandering tribes of the prairies, who often behold clouds gathering round the summits of these hills, and lightning flashing, and thunder pealing from them, when all the neighboring plains are serene and sunny, consider them the abode of the genii or thunder-spirits who fabricate storms and tempests.
They turned and looked at the serene front with its gold-rimmed windows, to him the shrine of so much adoration.
his hum- ble subjects hunger and thirst for words of wisdom out of the mouth of their master his Serene and Sacred Raggedness!"
(a hill not to be commanded, and where the air is always clear and serene), and to see the errors, and wanderings, and mists, and tempests, in the vale below; so always that this prospect be with pity, and not with swelling, or pride.