serene

²se·rene

noun \sə-ˈrēn\

Definition of SERENE

1

archaic : a serene condition or expanse (as of sky, sea, or light)

2

archaic : serenity, tranquility

Examples of SERENE

1. Oft of one wide expanse had I been told / That deep-browed Homer ruled as his demesne: /Yet did I never breathe its pure serene / Till I heard Chapman speak out loud and bold: … —John Keats, “On First Looking into Chapman's Homer,” 1816

Origin of SERENE

(see ¹serene)

First Known Use: 1644