serenity
/səˈenəti/sur-EH-nuh-tee
/sɚˈɛnəti/sur-EH-nuh-tee
Meaningthe state of being clear and calm
Common meaning: calm peace
- serenclear, calmLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1678 · scan
- itynoun ending: being so, the quality of
Journey through time
- Latinserēnus, -a, -um‘clear, calm’
- Englishserene‘calm and untroubled’
- Englishformed in English from sereneserenity‘calm peace’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from serene + -ity.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), SERENE, p.541 · scan
Roots
- serēnus, -a, -um Latin “clear, calm”
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