SERENE

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin serenus clear, cloudless, untroubled Date: 15th century 1. clear and free of storms or unpleasant change , shining bright and steady , august , marked by or suggestive of utter calm and unruffled repose or quietude , see: calm ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. noun Date: 1644 a ~ condition or expanse (as of sky, sea, or light), serenity , tranquility