Standard Lemma guide

serenity

name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /səˈɹɛnɪti/
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  • CMU ARPABET: S ER0 EH1 N AH0 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A female given name from English in general use since the 1990s.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A lack of agitation or disturbance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A title given to a reigning prince or similar dignitary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a disposition free from stress or emotion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: repose, quiet, placidity, tranquillity, tranquility

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: composure, calm, calmness, equanimity

Narrower terms: ataraxia

6

noun

Meaning 6

the absence of mental stress or anxiety

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: peace, peacefulness, peace of mind, repose, heartsease, ataraxis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tranquillity, tranquility, quietness, quietude

History

Etymology

From Middle English serenyte, from Old French serenité, from Latin serēnitās, equivalent to serene + -ity.

Across languages

Translations

82 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سَكِينَة اَلرُّوح (sakīnat ar-rūḥ) — state
  • Arabic: صَفَاء (ṣafāʔ) — state
  • Bulgarian: ведрина (vedrina) — state
  • Bulgarian: безоблачност (bezoblačnost) — state
  • Chinese Mandarin: 寧靜 /宁静 (níngjìng) — state
  • Chinese Mandarin: 平靜 /平静 (píngjìng) — state
  • Chinese Mandarin: 安詳 /安详 (ānxiáng) — state
  • Chinese Mandarin: 安寧 /安宁 (ānníng) — state
  • Czech: klid — state
  • Czech: zklidnění — state
  • Czech: poklid — state
  • Dutch: sereniteit — state
  • Finnish: tyyneys — state
  • French: sérénité — state
  • Galician: serenidade — state
  • German: Gelassenheit — state
  • German: Gleichmut — state
  • German: Klarheit — state
  • German: Heiterkeit — state
  • German: Abgeklärtheit — state
  • German: Ausgeglichenheit — state
  • Greek: γαλήνη (galíni) — state
  • Hebrew: רֹגַע (róga') — state
  • Hindi: शांति (śānti) — state
  • Hungarian: derű — state
  • Hungarian: derültség — state
  • Indonesian: ketenteraman — state
  • Italian: serenità — state
  • Japanese: 平静 (heisei) — state
  • Japanese: セレニティ (sereniti) — state
  • Latin: serēnitās — state
  • Malayalam: ആനന്ദം (ānandaṁ) — state
  • Māori: mahurutanga — state
  • Māori: māriritanga — state
  • Navajo: ił hodéezyéél — state
  • Polish: spokój — state
  • Portuguese: serenidade — state
  • Romanian: seninătate — state
  • Romanian: liniște — state
  • Russian: безмяте́жность (bezmjatéžnostʹ) — state
  • Serbo-Croatian: спокој — state
  • Serbo-Croatian: spokoj — state
  • Spanish: sosiego — state
  • Spanish: tranquilidad — state
  • Spanish: serenidad — state
  • Swedish: lugn — state
  • Swedish: stillhet — state
  • Swedish: ro — state
  • Swedish: frid — state
  • Swedish: sinnesro — state
  • Bulgarian: споко́йствие (spokójstvie) — lack of agitation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 寧靜 /宁静 (níngjìng) — lack of agitation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 平靜 /平静 (píngjìng) — lack of agitation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 安詳 /安详 (ānxiáng) — lack of agitation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 安寧 /安宁 (ānníng) — lack of agitation
  • Czech: klid — lack of agitation
  • Czech: útlum — lack of agitation
  • Finnish: tyyneys — lack of agitation
  • German: Ruhe — lack of agitation
  • Greek: ηρεμία (iremía) — lack of agitation
  • Hungarian: nyugalom — lack of agitation
  • Hungarian: higgadtság — lack of agitation
  • Indonesian: ketenteraman — lack of agitation
  • Japanese: 平静 (heisei) — lack of agitation
  • Japanese: セレニティ (sereniti) — lack of agitation
  • Latin: serẽnitãs — lack of agitation
  • Malayalam: ശാന്തം (śāntaṁ) — lack of agitation
  • Portuguese: serenidade — lack of agitation
  • Russian: споко́йствие (spokójstvije) — lack of agitation
  • Spanish: sosiego — lack of agitation
  • Spanish: tranquilidad — lack of agitation
  • Swedish: lugn — lack of agitation
  • Tagalog: katahimikan — lack of agitation
  • Bulgarian: Светлост (Svetlost) — title given to a prince or other dignitary
  • Chinese Mandarin: 尊貴的閣下 /尊贵的阁下 (zūnguì de géxià) — title given to a prince or other dignitary
  • Finnish: kunnianarvoisuus — title given to a prince or other dignitary
  • German: Durchlaucht — title given to a prince or other dignitary
  • Greek: γαληνότατος (galinótatos) — title given to a prince or other dignitary
  • Hungarian: őfensége — title given to a prince or other dignitary
  • Russian: све́тлость (svétlostʹ) — title given to a prince or other dignitary
  • Spanish: excelencia — title given to a prince or other dignitary
  • Swedish: Durchlaucht — title given to a prince or other dignitary