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serenely

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: S ER0 IY1 N AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: S ER0 IY1 N L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a serene manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a peacefully serene manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I had the feeling that he was waiting, too--serenely patient

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English serene Middle English -ly English -ly English serenely From serene + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: bedaard — in a serene manner
  • Finnish: seesteisesti — in a serene manner
  • Finnish: rauhallisesti — in a serene manner
  • French: sereinement — in a serene manner
  • Polish: spokojnie — in a serene manner
  • Polish: łagodnie — in a serene manner
  • Polish: pogodnie — in a serene manner
  • Portuguese: serenamente — in a serene manner
  • Russian: безмяте́жно (bezmjatéžno) — in a serene manner
  • Russian: споко́йно (spokójno) — in a serene manner
  • Walloon: li cour etait — in a serene manner