Sere — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɪɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈiə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈiə/

1 syllable Say it as /sˈɪɹ/.

Examples

dried-up grass
the desert was edged with sere vegetation
shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sear shriveled dried-up shrivelled withered

Parts of Speech

adjective

(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture

“dried-up grass”

Word Forms

sereness

noun

a withered dryness

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

serein

(utilisé surtout pour la végétation) ayant perdu toute humidité

🇪🇸Spanish

seco

(usado especialmente para la vegetación) habiendo perdido toda la humedad

🇮🇹Italian

sereno

(usato soprattutto di vegetazione) avendo perso tutta l'umidità

🇵🇹Portuguese

sereno

(usado especialmente de vegetação) tendo perdido toda a umidade

🇷🇺Russian

Сережа

(используется особенно для растительности), потеряв всю влагу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मुरझाया हुआ

(विशेष रूप से वनस्पति के लिए प्रयुक्त) सारी नमी खो चुका है

🇮🇳Tamil

சீரான

(குறிப்பாக தாவரங்களில் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது) அனைத்து ஈரப்பதத்தையும் இழந்துவிட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

నిష్కపటమైన

(ముఖ్యంగా వృక్షసంపదలో ఉపయోగించబడుతుంది) మొత్తం తేమను కోల్పోయింది

🇮🇳Marathi

निर्मळ

(विशेषत: वनस्पतीसाठी वापरलेले) सर्व ओलावा गमावला आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સેર

(ખાસ કરીને વનસ્પતિનો ઉપયોગ) બધી ભેજ ગુમાવી દીધી છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೀರೆ

(ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಸಸ್ಯವರ್ಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ) ಎಲ್ಲಾ ತೇವಾಂಶವನ್ನು ಕಳೆದುಕೊಂಡಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശരി

(പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് സസ്യജാലങ്ങളിൽ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു) എല്ലാ ഈർപ്പവും നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ടു

🇵🇰Urdu

سیر

(خاص طور پر پودوں کا استعمال) تمام نمی کھو دینا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

塞雷

（尤指植被）失去所有水分

🇯🇵Japanese

穏やかな

（特に植物に使われる）水分がすべてなくなった状態

🇰🇷Korean

시든

(특히 식물에 사용됨) 모든 수분을 잃은 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nghiêm túc

(đặc biệt dùng cho thực vật) bị mất hết độ ẩm

🇹🇭Thai

เซร์

(ใช้โดยเฉพาะพืชผัก) ทำให้สูญเสียความชุ่มชื้นไปหมด

🇮🇩Indonesian

layu

(digunakan terutama untuk tumbuh-tumbuhan) setelah kehilangan semua kelembapan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ذابل

(تستخدم بشكل خاص للنباتات) بعد أن فقدت كل الرطوبة

🇮🇷Persian

سرا

(مخصوصاً برای پوشش گیاهی استفاده می شود) که تمام رطوبت خود را از دست داده است

🇹🇷Turkish

sakin

(özellikle bitki örtüsünde kullanılır) tüm nemini kaybetmiş

🇮🇱Hebrew

קָמֵל

(בשימוש בעיקר בצמחייה) לאחר שאיבד את כל הלחות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'sere'?

The primary meaning of 'sere' is '(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture'.

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Using 'sere' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'sere' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'sere' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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