calm, tranquil, serene, placid, peaceful mean quiet and free from disturbance. calm often implies a contrast with a foregoing or nearby state of agitation or violence. tranquil suggests a very deep …

It begins with alternating strands of quiet contemplative and lively dance-like music and then, after a fluttering settling section, closes with serene slow music.

SERENE definition: calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled. See examples of serene used in a sentence.

Someone or something that is serene is calm and quiet. She looked as calm and serene as she always did. He didn't speak much, he just smiled with that serene smile of his. ...the beautiful, serene park.

Definition of serene adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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. …

Dec 11, 2025 · serene (plural serenes) A fine rain from a cloudless sky after sunset. quotations

se•rene (sə rēn′), adj. calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled: a serene landscape; serene old age. clear; fair: serene weather. (usually cap.) most high or august (used as a royal epithet, usually prec. by his, …

Choose the adjective serene to describe someone who is calm and untroubled. If you tell someone horrible news and they remain serene, you might wonder if they heard you!

serene, adj. & n.² meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary