serene
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3.9
- adjective
- /səˈriːn/
:
sereno
- This young woman could not only sing like a dove, she was blessed with a serene peace that would have been at home in a Tibetan monastery.
- a serene face
- a serene atmosphere
- a serene setting
Thank you, crew, for scrambling to get back to our serene, beautiful lakeside.
- Thank you, crew, for scrambling to get back to our serene, beautiful lakeside.
- Sat next to the window listening to the stillness and the serene sounds of that koi pond.
- And then you get ready and you look outside and it's, it's such a serene environment.
- You know, if Christ came again, he might condemn the serene philosopher for his very serenity.
- It could be a calm, serene pool where you can pull out and sit on a sand beach.
- All right, driving the LS, first impression is that it's very quiet, very serene in here.
- This car is just unbelievably serene.
- Like I tell people, I tell them people say that I'm so serene, you know, they just find this uproariously funny.
- Everything is calm and peaceful and serene, and this canoe is not heavy on my shoulder.
- So there is a part of you which remains very blissful, calm, steady, and, you know, serene.
- Accepting yourself is a far more serene and self preserving path to take that will pay dividends.
- I feel like any of those scents would just make me feel serene and like I could just cozy up and never get out of bed.
Examples
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Everything is calm and peaceful and serene, and this canoe is not heavy on my shoulder.
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But as for us, I feel more serene than I did when I woke up this morning.
Fiction book (1992) -
And then you get ready and you look outside and it's, it's such a serene environment.
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The next morning, after breakfast, I had one of the most serene hours of my entire life.
Academic text (2009) -
It's just a very calm, serene, peaceful time.
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All right, driving the LS, first impression is that it's very quiet, very serene in here.
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Her cool blue eyes reflected the same serene intelligence one noticed in her husband.
Fiction book (1992) -
Faces so beautiful, so serene, they seemed somehow beyond the reach of grief and loss.
Academic text (2007) -
This is a peaceful, serene place, and these people come from Los Angeles County and invade.
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The garden was a serene escape from the chaos of city life.
Synonyms
735
1.0
Not showing strong feelings and being very still
428
1.0
Calm and quiet, without noise or trouble
241
1.0
Calm and not worried
109
2.1
Calm and free from worry or conflict
56
3.7
Calm and not easily worried
46
3.9
Calm and gentle in mood and behavior
27
4.6
Calm and peaceful without noise or movement
4
3.5
Calm and not worried about problems
2
7.0
Calm and not worried when things go wrong
Calm and not showing strong feelings
Being very calm and not showing fear in a stressful situation
Air that has no wind and is completely still
Antonyms
How Calm
Surface Forms
Etymology
Serene comes from the old Latin word serenus, which meant 'clear' or 'calm'. So a serene person is like a still lake or a clear sky, showing no strong emotion or worry.