serenate
serenate is the obsolete form of serenade.
Meaning of serenade
Noun
serenade (plural serenades)
- A love song that is sung directly to one's love interest, especially one performed below the window of a loved one in the evening.
- From me to thee glad serenades, / Dances for thee I propose saluting thee, adornments and feastings for thee, / And the sights of the open landscape and the high-spread sky are fitting, / And life and the fields, and the huge and thoughtful night.1865, Walt Whitman, “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d”, in Sequel to Drum-Taps: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d and other poems
- An instrumental composition in several movements.
- “Eine kleine Nachtmusik” is a well-known serenade written by Mozart.
Forms of serenate
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | serenates |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | serenates |
| present participle | serenating |
| past participle | serenated |
| past | serenated |
Questions about serenate
- What is serenate the obsolete form of?
- Serenate is the obsolete form of serenade.
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