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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. Serenity; clearness; calmness. [Poetic.] "The serene of heaven." Southey. To their master is denied To share their sweet serene. Young.

2. Evening air; night chill. [Obs.] "Some serene blast me." B. Jonson.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To make serene. Heaven and earth, as if contending, vie To raise his being, and serene his soul. Thomson.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

1. Bright; clear; unabscured; as, a serene sky. The moon serene in glory mounts the sky. Pope. Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear. Gray.

2. Calm; placid; undisturbed; unruffled; as, a serene aspect; a serene soul. Milton.

Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Structured JSON vendored from sktzofrenic/webster1828 at commit 5a58d9e0191eefaa51affbc1bb1b8bc5782ba6c0. The upstream README identifies the dictionary text as public domain and the project license as MIT.

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