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What was serenus, the Latin root of the word serene, used to describe?

serene

[suh-reen] / səˈrin /


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I’m obsessed with them all, both as a model for my future self and also the person I’d like to be right now—effortless, serene, perfect.

From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2026

This serene island in Hawaii reportedly has no traffic lights.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Gym bros accustomed to bench-presses and burpees swagger into serene studios expecting to spend 50 minutes doing light exercises with toy dumbbells.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

From the serene heights of the foreign-policy establishment to the fever swamps of the online left and right, a consensus has emerged.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Night was come, and her planets were risen: a safe, still night: too serene for the companionship of fear.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë


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