serein

English

Etymology

From French serein

Noun

serein (uncountable)

1. Light rainfall from a cloudless sky after sunset.
   • 2000, Raphael Confiant, Mamzelle Dragonfly

     "She must have caught a chill from the serein, that's all!"

Synonyms

• serene

Anagrams

• seiner, serine, sirene

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French

Etymology

From Latin serēnus ("cloudless", by extension "calm, peaceful").

Pronunciation

• IPA: /səʁɛ̃/

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• Homophones: sereins, serin, serins

Adjective

serein m (feminine sereine, masculine plural sereins, feminine plural sereines)

1. (of sky) unclouded, clear
2. (figuratively) serene, calm, tranquil

Derived terms

• sereinement

Anagrams

• insère, inséré, reines, renies, résine, résiné, seiner, sirène

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Old French

Etymology

From Latin serenus ("cloudless", by extension "calm, peaceful").

Alternative forms

• serain

Adjective

serein

1. Serene, calm, tranquil.

Noun

serein m (oblique plural sereins, nominative singular sereins, nominative plural serein)

1. evening