serenity

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.

   Forthwith a change came over the waters, and the serenity became less brilliant but more profound.

Simplified etymology

Serenity ultimately derives from Latin serenus, meaning “calm, clear, or fair,” and has been used in English since the later Middle Ages. Serene and serenade share this source.

From Middle English serenyte, from Old French serenité, from Latin serēnitās, equivalent to serene + -ity.

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