What does "serena" mean?
Obsolete form of serene (“fine rain from a cloudless sky after sunset”, noun).
Serena
name, noun
name, noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Obsolete form of serene (“fine rain from a cloudless sky after sunset”, noun).
- Grammar: serena is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: anthem, art song, ballad, blues.
- Useful contrasts: anonymous, nameless.
- Usage evidence: After struggling in the first-round of the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne earlier this week, women's top-seed Serena Williams had an easier time in round two.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Obsolete form of serene (“fine rain from a cloudless sky after sunset”, noun). alt-of, obsolete, uncountable
"Fie, fie, was euer poore fellow so farre benighted in an old wiues tale of diuells and vrchins. Out vpon it, I am wearie of it, for it hath caused such a thicke fulsome Serena to descend on my braine, that now my penne makes blots as broad as a furd stomacher, and my muse inspyres me to put out my candle and goe to bed:[…]"
Proper Noun
- 1 A female given name from Latin.
"Of which whilest they discoursed both together, / The faire Serena (so his lady hight)"
Example
"After struggling in the first-round of the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne earlier this week, women's top-seed Serena Williams had an easier time in round two."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "serena"?
Common synonyms include: anthem, art song, ballad, blues, calypso, canticle.
How do you use "serena" in a sentence?
After struggling in the first-round of the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne earlier this week, women's top-seed Serena Williams had an easier time in round two.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Italian serena, feminine of sereno. Compare Spanish serena (“dew”).
Etymology 2
From the name of an early Christian saint, Latin serena (“serene”).