Se|rene

se|rene «suh REEN», adjective, noun.

–adj.

1. peaceful; calm; tranquil: »

serene happiness, a serene smile. He kept serene and calm, by…knowing nothing of the dangers which surrounded him (Daniel Defoe).

SYNONYM(S): placid, untroubled. See syn. under peaceful. (Cf. ↑peaceful)

2. not cloudy; clear and pleasant: »

a serene sky. One serene and moonlight night, when all the waves rolled by like scrolls of silver... (Herman Melville).

3. bright; clear and fine: »

Full many a gem of purest ray serene... (Thomas Gray).

–n. Poetic.

1. an expanse of clear sky or calm sea: »

The bark that plows the deep serene... (William Cowper).

2. serene condition; serenity: »

that unhoped serene, That men call age (Rupert Brooke).

╂[< Latin serēnus]

–se|rene´ly, adverb.

–se|rene´ness, noun.

Se|rene «suh REEN», adjective.

having the title of Serenity: »

His Serene Highness, Charles II.