Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

serenade

/ˌsɛɹəˈneɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables: se-re-nade
IPA: /ˌsɛɹəˈneɪd/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A love song that is sung directly to one's love interest, especially one performed below the window of a loved one in the evening.

noun

An instrumental composition in several movements.

verb

To sing or play a serenade for (someone).

Transitive verb

verb

To woo someone.

Example Sentences

"From me to thee glad serenades, / Dances for thee I propose saluting thee, adornments and feastings for thee, / And the sights of the open landscape and the high-spread sky are fitting, / And life and the fields, and the huge and thoughtful night."
"A lovestruck Romeo sings the streets a serenade / Laying everybody low with a love song that he made"
"“Eine kleine Nachtmusik” is a well-known serenade written by Mozart."
"The Southampton striker, who also struck a post late on, was being serenaded by the Wembley crowd before the end and should probably brace himself for some Lambert-mania over the coming days but, amid the eulogies, it should not overlook the deficiencies that were evident in another stodgy England performance."

Etymology

Borrowed from French sérénade, from Italian serenata, from the past participle of serenare, from Latin serenare, from serenus (“calm”), of uncertain origin (see there).

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: serenata, serenare

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

serenades (plural) serenades (present, singular) serenading (participle, present) serenaded (participle, past) serenaded (past)

Derived Forms

serenader unserenaded

Frequently Paired Words

harana

Synonyms

divertimento

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce serenade?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɛɹəˈneɪd/.
What does serenade mean?: A love song that is sung directly to one's love interest, especially one performed below the window of a loved one in the evening.
Where does serenade come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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