serenity
Syllables: se·ren·i·ty/səˈɹɛnɪti/
serenity noun: the state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.
Noun
serenity (countable and uncountable, plural serenities)
- The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.
- Forthwith a change came over the waters, and the serenity became less brilliant but more profound.1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 193
- There is no passion, there is serenity.1987, Greg Costikyan, “The Jedi Code”, in Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, page 69, line 3
- A lack of agitation or disturbance.
- A title given to a reigning prince or similar dignitary.
Proper noun capitalized: Serenity
Serenity
- A female given name from English in general use since the 1990s.
serenity meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
serenity in Hindi
- state
- शांति śānti
serenity in Tamil
- அமைதி
serenity in Urdu
- serenity, solemnity, modesty
- وقار vaqār
serenity in Malayalam
- state
- ആനന്ദം ānandaṁ
- lack of agitation
- ശാന്തം śāntaṁ
More languagesFewer languages
- serenity in Sanskrit
- विकास vikāsa
- serenity in Tagalog
- katahimikan
- serenity in Arabic
- سَكِينَة اَلرُّوح sakīnat ar-rūḥ, صَفَاء ṣafāʔ
- serenity in Indonesian
- ketenteraman
Examples of serenity in a sentence
- The more you work at meditation, the more you'll find serenity creeping in.
- Its historical ambiance seems to make time stand still, conveying a sense of serenity.
- She inhabits the prose’s terrible serenity and glacial horror — the translator’s hand never overwhelms or underperforms.
Synonyms of serenity
Forms of serenity
| plural | serenities |
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Origin of serenity
From Middle English serenyte, from Old French serenité, from Latin serēnitās, equivalent to serene + -ity.
Words formed from serenity
Questions about serenity
- What does serenity mean?
- Serenity means the state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.
- What is serenity in Hindi?
- Serenity in Hindi is शांति (śānti). See Serenity meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is serenity?
- Serenity can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce serenity?
- Serenity is pronounced /səˈɹɛnɪti/.
- What is the plural of serenity?
- The plural of serenity is serenities.
Words near serenity in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: serenity (page history and authors); Serenity (page history and authors); serenity (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); وقار (Urdu) (page history and authors); विकास (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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