serene
/səˈɹiːn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Without worry or anxiety; unaffected by disturbance.
adj
Used as part of certain titles, originally to indicate sovereignty or independence.
name
A female given name from English. A rare variant of Serena.
Example Sentences
- "She looked at her students with joviality and a serene mentality."
- "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."
- "I took train and reached Wichita, where my active partner was awaiting me. He had just returned from the Medicine River, and reported everything serene."
- "Now ſleeping flocks on their ſoft fleeces lie, / The moon, ſerene in glory, mounts the sky, […]"
- "Full many a gem of pureſt ray ſerene / The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear: […]"
- "A serene sky and verdant fields filled me with ecstasy."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /səˈɹiːn/
- British English: /səˈɹiːn/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more serene (comparative)
serener (comparative)
most serene (superlative)
serenest (superlative)
serenes (present, singular)
serening (participle, present)
serened (participle, past)
serened (past)
serenes (plural)
serein (alternative)
serena (alternative, obsolete)