Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time; serenity, that nothing is.
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Serenity
/səˈɹɛnɪti/
Synonyms for "serenity" (168 found)
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Closest matches (34)
Noun(20 words)
peacetranquilityquiettranquillityataraxataraxisbe calmcalm atmospherecalm downcalm expressioncalm presencecalmnesscalmness during examscalmness of mindcalmnessescalmscarefreecelestially serenecivil calmcomposure
abnegationabstinenceaplombataraxiaataraxybuddha-like composurecalmcalm dispositioncalm of mindcalmnesscomposure
Verb(1 words)
be content with absence
Adjective(2 words)
calm energycalm stillness
Strong matches (50)
concordconservatismconstraintcontemplationcontentcontinencecontrolcoolcoolheadednesscoolnesscountenancedispassioneaseeasy mindevennessgentlenessgolden meanhappy mediumicy calmimpartiality
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imperturbabilityimperturbationinactivityindisturbancejudiciousnessjuste milieujuste-milieulaw and orderlenitylucid stillnessmarmoreal reposemeden aganmental composuremiddle waymildnessmoderatenessmoderation
Adjective(6 words)
danish stilheddeep stillnessdutch tranquilliteitinner quietinner stillnessinner stillnesses
Noun(7 words)
Related words (84)
moderationismneutralitynirvananonchalancenonviolencenothing in excessorderorderlinessoriental calmpacifismpatiencepeacepeace and quietpeace of mindpeaceablenesspeacefulnessphilosophic composurephilosophicalnessphilosophyplacidity
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placidnesspoiseprudencequiescencequiescencyquietquiet lifequiet mindquietismquietnessquietudereposerestrestfulnessrestraintsang-froidsangfroidsatoriself-abnegationself-controlself-denialself-possessionself-restraintsilencesilken reposesleepslumbersobrietysoothingnessstabilitysteadinessstillnesstemperancetemperatenesstranquillityunexcessivenessunexcitabilityunextravaganceunextremenessunrufflednessvia mediawise passiveness
Noun(19 words)
most calmlynot surprisedpacifyingpeace of mindpeacefulnesspeacesplacidityplacidylpoisequiet the nervesrelaxationreposereposingserenenessstate of stillnessstillnessstillness wordswedish stillhetzens
Determiner(1 words)
no tension
Adjective(2 words)
norwegian stillhetspanish tranquilidad
Related word relations
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More general
13 entriesatmospherecalmcalmnesscharacter traitcomposureenvironmentequanimitypersonality traitquietnessquietudestatetranquilitytranquillity
More specific
7 entriesCollocations
5 entriesinner serenityserenity in natureserenity of mindserenity prayerstate of serenity
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
I was enjoying the serenity.
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He sought serenity, closeted in study, remote from the wear and tear of the world.
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There's nothing like the sea's serenity.
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