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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SEREN'ITY, n. [L. serenitas.]
1. Clearness and calmness; as the serenity of the air or sky.
2. Calmness; quietness; stillness; peace.
A general peace and serenity newly succeeded general trouble. Temple.
3. Calmness of mind; evenness of temper; undisturbed state; collness.
I cannot see how any men should transgress those moral rules with confidence and serenity. Locke.
4. A title of respect.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a disposition free from stress or emotion [syn: repose, quiet, placidity, serenity, tranquillity, tranquility]
2: the absence of mental stress or anxiety [syn: peace, peacefulness, peace of mind, repose, serenity, heartsease, ataraxis]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 15th century the quality or state of being serene

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. -ies) 1 tranquillity, being serene. 2 (Serenity) a title used in addressing and referring to a reigning prince or similar dignitary (your Serenity). Etymology: F sérénité or L serenitas (as SERENE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Serenity Se*ren"i*ty, n. [L. serenuas: cf. F. s['e]r['e]nit['e].] 1. The quality or state of being serene; clearness and calmness; quietness; stillness; peace. A general peace and serenity newly succeeded a general trouble. --Sir W. Temple. 2. Calmness of mind; eveness of temper; undisturbed state; coolness; composure. I can not see how any men should ever transgress those moral rules with confidence and serenity. --Locke. Note: Serenity is given as a title to the members of certain princely families in Europe; as, Your Serenity.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

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Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Calmness, peacefulness, tranquillity, collectedness, sedateness, composure, coolness, calm, peace. 2. Clearness, fairness, brightness, calmness, stillness, quietness, peace. 3. Peace, quietness, tranquillity, calm.

Moby Thesaurus

Buddha-like composure, Oriental calm, abnegation, abstinence, aplomb, ataraxia, ataraxy, calm, calm disposition, calm of mind, calmness, composure, conservatism, constraint, contemplation, continence, control, cool, coolheadedness, coolness, countenance, dispassion, easy mind, evenness, gentleness, golden mean, happy medium, icy calm, impartiality, imperturbability, imperturbation, indisturbance, judiciousness, juste-milieu, law and order, lenity, lucid stillness, marmoreal repose, meden agan, mental composure, middle way, mildness, moderateness, moderation, moderationism, neutrality, nirvana, nonchalance, nonviolence, nothing in excess, order, orderliness, pacifism, peace, peace and quiet, peace of mind, peaceableness, peacefulness, philosophic composure, philosophicalness, philosophy, placidity, placidness, poise, prudence, quiescence, quiescency, quiet, quiet life, quiet mind, quietism, quietness, quietude, repose, rest, restfulness, restraint, sangfroid, satori, self-abnegation, self-control, self-denial, self-possession, self-restraint, silence, silken repose, sleep, slumber, sobriety, soothingness, stability, steadiness, stillness, temperance, temperateness, tranquillity, unexcessiveness, unexcitability, unextravagance, unextremeness, unruffledness, via media, wise passiveness