serenity
Other forms: serenities
The goal of meditation is to reach a state of serenity, when your mind is still and perfectly calm. Use serenity to mean the quality or state of being calm and peaceful.
It is hard to believe that the ocean, whipped by winds during a storm, can ever return to a state of serenity, where its surface looks as smooth as glass. And if you're babysitting your neighbor's rowdy triplets, you might long for the serenity of your quiet bedroom. Serenity is from Latin serenus, meaning "calm or peaceful," plus the English suffix -ity, meaning "quality or state of."
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the absence of mental stress or anxiety
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synonyms:
ataraxis, heartsease, peace, peace of mind, peacefulness, repose
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type of:
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quietness, quietude, tranquility, tranquillity
a state of peace and quiet
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quietness, quietude, tranquility, tranquillity
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a disposition free from stress or emotion
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synonyms:
placidity, quiet, repose, tranquility, tranquillity
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types:
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ataraxia
peace of mind
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type of:
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calm, calmness, composure, equanimity
steadiness of mind under stress
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ataraxia
/səˈrɛnədi/
/səˈrɛnɪti/
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Vocabulary lists containing serenity
Running away from the slave-owning Southerland Plantation, twelve-year-old Homer and his seven-year-old sister Ada head to the swamp, where they find some unexpected help.
In this first book of the Masterminds trilogy, a shocking secret about the safe and happy life in Serenity, New Mexico is revealed through the perspectives of five middle school students.
In Kaleria, Nigeria, twelve-year-old Nnamdi is on a mission to avenge his father's death with the help of his best friend and newly acquired supernatural powers.
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