serenity means A female given name from English in general use since the 1990s.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, serenity ranks #588 of 42,163 for Qualifying.
serenity is pronounced /səˈɹɛnɪti/.
Why “serenity” is a great word
A state of undisturbed calm and inner clarity, persisting regardless of external agitation. Its lineage is traced from Middle English serenyte, through Old French serenité, to the Latin serēnitās (“clearness, serenity”), itself derived from serēnus (“clear, calm”). Unlike “tranquillity,” which often leans on an external quiet, or “composure,” a self-possession declared under stress, serenity denotes an unshakable interior weather. It is the surface of a mountain lake at dawn, the steady rhythm of breath through bad news, the way dust motes drift through a sunlit room untouched by wind—a quietude not imposed but simply present, the mind’s own clear sky after every storm has passed.
Etymology
From Middle English serenyte, from Old French serenité, from Latin serēnitās, equivalent to serene + -ity.
name
- A female given name from English in general use since the 1990s.
noun
- The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.e.g.“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:
- A lack of agitation or disturbance.
- A title given to a reigning prince or similar dignitary.
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