serene

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective not agitated; without losing self-possession
  2. adjective completely clear and fine

Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from Latin serēnus (“clear, cloudless, untroubled”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

calm, unagitated, tranquil

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