Serene — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not agitated; without losing self-possession

completely clear and fine

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sɚɹˈiːn/

🇬🇧British English

/səɹˈiːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/səɹˈiːn/

2 syllables Say it as /sɚɹˈiːn/.

Examples

spoke in a calm voice
remained calm throughout the uproar
he remained serene in the midst of turbulence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unagitated calm tranquil

Parts of Speech

adjective	not agitated; without losing self-possession “spoke in a calm voice”
adjective	completely clear and fine “serene skies and a bright blue sea”

Word Forms

calm	noun	steadiness of mind under stress
calmness	noun	a feeling of calm; an absence of agitation or excitement

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

heiter

nicht aufgeregt; ohne die Selbstbeherrschung zu verlieren

🇫🇷French

serein

pas agité; sans perdre la maîtrise de soi

🇪🇸Spanish

sereno

no agitado; sin perder el dominio de uno mismo

🇮🇹Italian

sereno

non agitato; senza perdere il controllo di sé

🇳🇱Dutch

sereen

niet opgewonden; zonder de zelfbeheersing te verliezen

🇵🇹Portuguese

sereno

não agitado; sem perder o autodomínio

🇷🇺Russian

безмятежный

не взволнован; не теряя самообладания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निर्मल

उत्तेजित नहीं; आत्म-कब्जा खोए बिना

🇧🇩Bengali

নির্মল

উত্তেজিত নয়; আত্ম-সম্পত্তি হারানো ছাড়া

🇮🇳Tamil

அமைதியான

கிளர்ந்தெழவில்லை; சுய உரிமையை இழக்காமல்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిర్మలమైన

ఆందోళన చెందలేదు; స్వీయ స్వాధీనాన్ని కోల్పోకుండా

🇮🇳Marathi

शांत

चिडलेले नाही; स्वत:चा ताबा न गमावता

🇮🇳Gujarati

શાંત

ઉત્તેજિત નથી; સ્વ-કબજો ગુમાવ્યા વિના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಶಾಂತ

ಉದ್ರೇಕಗೊಂಡಿಲ್ಲ; ಸ್ವಯಂ ಸ್ವಾಮ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕಳೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശാന്തമായ

ഇളകിയില്ല; സ്വയം അവകാശം നഷ്ടപ്പെടാതെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਾਂਤ

ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ ਨਹੀਂ; ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਗੁਆਏ ਬਿਨਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

پرسکون

مشتعل نہیں؛ خود مختاری کو کھونے کے بغیر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

安详

不激动；又不失自我掌控

🇯🇵Japanese

穏やかな

動揺していない。自己所有感を失わずに

🇰🇷Korean

고요한

동요하지 않음; 자존심을 잃지 않고

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thanh thản

không bị kích động; không đánh mất sự tự chủ

🇹🇭Thai

เงียบสงบ

ไม่กระวนกระวายใจ; โดยไม่สูญเสียการครอบครองตนเอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tenang

tidak gelisah; tanpa kehilangan kepemilikan diri

🇵🇭Filipino

matahimik

hindi nabalisa; nang hindi nawawala ang pag-aari sa sarili

🇲🇾Malay

tenang

tidak gelisah; tanpa kehilangan penguasaan diri

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هادئ

غير مضطرب دون فقدان السيطرة على الذات

🇮🇷Persian

آرام

آشفته نیست؛ بدون از دست دادن خودداری

🇹🇷Turkish

sakin

tedirgin değil; özgüvenini kaybetmeden

🇮🇱Hebrew

רָגוּעַ

לא נסער; מבלי לאבד את החזקה העצמית

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

The primary meaning of 'serene' is 'not agitated; without losing self-possession'.

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

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

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

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