— serenely , adv. — sereneness , n.
/seuh reen"/ , adj.
1. calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled: a serene landscape; serene old age.
2. clear; fair: serene weather.
3. ( usually cap. ) most high or august (used as a royal epithet, usually prec. by his, your, etc.): His Serene Highness.
n.
4. serenity; tranquillity.
5. Archaic. a clear or tranquil expanse of sea or sky.
[ 1495-1505; serenus (of the sky, weather) clear, unclouded ]
Syn. 1. undisturbed, imperturbable, unperturbed, composed, collected. See peaceful. 2. unclouded.
Ant. 1. disturbed. 2. clouded.