SERENE

a. n. v.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Bright; clear; unabscured; as, a serene sky. The moon serene in glory mounts the sky. Pope. Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear. Gray.

2.
a.

Calm; placid; undisturbed; unruffled; as, a serene aspect; a serene soul. Milton.

3.
n.

Serenity; clearness; calmness. [Poetic.] "The serene of heaven." Southey. To their master is denied To share their sweet serene. Young.

4.
n.

Evening air; night chill. [Obs.] "Some serene blast me." B. Jonson.

5.
v.

To make serene. Heaven and earth, as if contending, vie To raise his being, and serene his soul. Thomson.