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.
Calm; placid; undisturbed; unruffled; as, a serene aspect; a serene soul. Milton.
Serenity; clearness; calmness. [Poetic.] "The serene of heaven." Southey. To their master is denied To share their sweet serene. Young.
Evening air; night chill. [Obs.] "Some serene blast me." B. Jonson.
To make serene. Heaven and earth, as if contending, vie To raise his being, and serene his soul. Thomson.
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