Emotions & feelings
serene
peaceful and untroubled
A serene place or atmosphere is very peaceful and free from stress or disturbance.
Hear it in real life
What was the hotel like?
It was small but wonderfully serene, with trees all around it.
The garden feels serene early in the morning, before the neighbours wake up.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The garden is serene with a lot of noise and traffic.
Say: The garden is serene, with very little noise and traffic.
Use “serene” for a place that feels peaceful and undisturbed, not for one full of noise and traffic.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
a serene place; a serene atmosphere; feel serene
Your turn: say it out loud
The garden feels serene early in the morning, before the neighbours wake up.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
serene
peaceful and untroubled
“The garden feels serene early in the morning, before the neighbours wake up.”
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