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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"
Translations
serenely [səˈriːnlɪ] ADVcon serenidad, con calma
"no," he said serenely-no -dijo con serenidad or calma
serenely indifferent to the noisesin molestarse en lo más mínimo por el ruido
serenely [sɪˈriːnli] adv [say, smile, move] → sereinement
serenely beautiful → d'une beauté sereine
serenely
advgelassen; serenely indifferent to the noisegleichmütig dem Lärm gegenüber; her face was serenely beautifulihr Gesicht war von einer gelassenen Schönheit
serenely [səˈriːnlɪ] adv (smile, say) → serenamente


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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.
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.
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.
 
 
 
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