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serenely

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se·rene  (s-rn)
adj.
1. Unaffected by disturbance; calm and unruffled. See Synonyms at calm.
2. Unclouded; fair: serene skies and a bright blue sea.
3. often Serene Used as a title and form of address for certain members of royalty: Her Serene Highness; His Serene Highness.
[Middle English, from Latin sernus, serene, clear.]
se·renely adv.
se·reneness n.
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Adv.1.serenely - in a peacefully serene manner; "I had the feeling that he was waiting, too--serenely patient"
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Spanish serenely [sɪˈriːnlɪ] adv → serenamente, tranquilamente
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His eyes, looking serenely and steadily at Rostov, seemed to be veiled by something, as if screened by blue spectacles of conventionality.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
This noise, following like the yellings of eager, metallic hounds, increased to a loud and joyous burst, and then, as the sun went serenely up the sky, throwing illuminating rays into the gloomy thickets, it broke forth into prolonged pealings.
The Red Badge of Courage by Crane, Stephen View in context
His thoughts floated then serenely in the empyrean, and he felt towards her the horror that perhaps the painted butterfly, hovering about the flowers, feels to the filthy chrysalis from which it has triumphantly emerged.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
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