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serenity

the state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled

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Where does the word "serenity" come from? It comes from Latin serenus, and was adopted directly into English (1300s).

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Where does the word "serenity" come from? It comes from Latin serenus, and was adopted directly into English (1300s).

Serenity’s story begins in Latin: serenus meant “clear, calm.” Clear, calm, fair, describing an unclouded sky. It reached English by 1300s as serenity. Settled as the English word for a state of calm and peacefulness. Today, serenity means the state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled.

  1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient serenus "clear, calm", clear, calm, fair, describing an unclouded sky.
  2. Stage 2 · English · 1300s serenity "a state of being calm and peaceful", settled as the English word for a state of calm and peacefulness.

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