Synonyms for serenade

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ser-uh-neyd

Phonetic Transcription : ˌsɛr əˈneɪd

Définition of serenade

Origin : 1640s, "musical performance at night in open air" (especially one given by a lover under the window of his lady), from French sérénade (16c.), from Italian serenata "an evening song," literally "calm sky," from sereno "the open air," noun use of sereno "clear, calm," from Latin serenus "peaceful, calm, serene." Sense influenced by Italian sera "evening," from Latin sera, fem. of serus "late." Meaning "piece of music suitable for a serenade" is attested from 1728.

noun melody

Example sentences :

The sonata was finished, and then she sang—sang the "Angel's Serenade."
Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington

However, some demon prompted us to give them a midnight serenade.
Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay

Among others the midnight serenade at Mrs. Truscott's had been repeated.
Extract from : « Marion's Faith. » by Charles King

On one occasion a group of singers came to their cabin, and treated them with a serenade of plaintive music.
Extract from : « The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago » by John S. C. Abbott

Serenade for old Epps Candage's girl—handed to her over his head.
Extract from : « Blow The Man Down » by Holman Day

After a time the Serenade began to get upon the nerves of all the room.
Extract from : « In the Mist of the Mountains » by Ethel Turner

It was they who gave us the dulcimer, the hautbois and the guitar; it was they who invented the serenade.
Extract from : « The Merry-Go-Round » by Carl Van Vechten

If any one came, he fled like a lover surprised in his serenade.
Extract from : « Notre-Dame de Paris » by Victor Hugo

It was the first time he had succeeded in being alone with her since the night of the serenade.
Extract from : « Stradella » by F(rancis) Marion Crawford

Every evening they met, as they phrased it, to serenade the Marquess.
Extract from : « The History of England from the Accession of James II. » by Thomas Babington Macaulay

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