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serenità

serenity

noun seh-reh-nee-TAH Rare

Origin: Latin serenitas, from serenus (clear, calm)

Usage Note

Serenità ends in a stressed and is therefore invariable in the plural (la serenità / le serenità). It describes inner calm or peaceful clarity of mind, atmosphere, or sky (la serenità del cielo — the clarity of the sky). The related adjective sereno also means 'clear' of weather — cielo sereno — as well as emotionally calm.

Examples

"Trova la serenità camminando in montagna."

Natural Translation

She finds serenity walking in the mountains.

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