Antonyms for serenely

Grammar : Adv

Spell : suh-reen

Phonetic Transcription : səˈrin

Definition of serenely

Origin : mid-15c., "clear, calm," from Latin serenus "peaceful, calm, clear" (of weather), figuratively "cheerful, glad, tranquil," of uncertain origin; perhaps from a suffixed variant of PIE *ksero- "dry," source of Greek xeros "dry" (see xerasia). In English, applied to persons since 1630s. Related: Serenely.

As in quietly : adv calmly
As in calmly : adv quietly
As in sedately : adv quietly

Example sentences :

"Accessible in two hundred years, all right," insisted Dick serenely.
Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White

"And no doubt perfectly able to afford it," remarked Edna, serenely.
Extract from : « The Mystery of Murray Davenport » by Robert Neilson Stephens

Outside of the family circle, however, they were serenely reticent.
Extract from : « Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home » by Bayard Taylor

"You scold like a drunken fish-wife," said Lingard, serenely.
Extract from : « An Outcast of the Islands » by Joseph Conrad

"Don't know, Jerry, and don't care," looking down at me serenely.
Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan

"Worth doesn't need to listen to me, Mr. Boyne," she said serenely.
Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan

Serenely he assumed possession of her, and the assumption was very sweet.
Extract from : « The Flying Mercury » by Eleanor M. Ingram

He was as serenely unconscious of this as of his several other nicknames.
Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad

"No reason to hurry, Lena," he said in his ordinary, serenely polite tones.
Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad

Heyst looked on serenely at this outburst, then lost his patience a little.
Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad

Synonyms for serenely

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