"serein" meaning in French

See serein in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /sə.ʁɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-serein.ogg Forms: sereine [feminine], sereins [masculine, plural], sereines [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French serein, probably from seri (“calm, mild”), serrit (with a change of suffix influenced by Latin serēnus), from a verb deriving from Latin serēscere (“grow dry”), itself from or related to serēnus (“cloudless”), by extension "calm, peaceful". Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|serein|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French serein, {{inh+|fr|fro|serein}} Inherited from Old French serein, {{inh|fr|la|serescō|serēscere|grow dry}} Latin serēscere (“grow dry”) Head templates: {{fr-adj}} serein (feminine sereine, masculine plural sereins, feminine plural sereines)
  1. (of sky) unclouded, clear
    Sense id: en-serein-fr-adj-3y9lN18I Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 35 46 6 1 6 6 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 91 8 2
  2. (figuratively) serene, calm, tranquil Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-serein-fr-adj-~8MSlNRJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: rasséréner, sereinement Related terms: sérénade, sérénité
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /sə.ʁɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-serein.ogg Forms: sereins [plural]
Etymology: Either from Latin serenum (“good weather”), or from Old French serein (“evening”), from Latin serum. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|la|serenum||good weather}} Latin serenum (“good weather”), {{inh|fr|fro|serein||evening}} Old French serein (“evening”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} serein m (plural sereins)
  1. (literary or regional) serein Tags: literary, masculine, regional
    Sense id: en-serein-fr-noun-fHcyBPIz Categories (other): Regional French
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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