God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.
The word serene means calm, completely clear or peaceful. Where do you use the word? When to make use of it? The word serene is a fifteenth century word and it comes from the Old French word “serein“. The Latin version of the word is “serenus” which signifies “calmness, clarity, and peace.” The word “serene” is an adjective and it simply means “peace”. The Turkish counterpart of the word “serene” is “sakin“, “dingin”, “sessiz”, “huzurlu”, or “berrak”. Here are some examples:
English Samples:
- The moon is serene as usual now.
- We had a very serene lifestyle when we were at the college.
- In a once serene African fishing village, a marine biologist goes in search of some answers when his friend becomes a victim in one of a series of brutal shark attacks. (Shark Attack, 1999)
- A family’s serene beach vacation turns to chaos when their doppelgängers appear and begin to terrorize them. (Us, 2019)
- My hope for serenity had soon eclipsed by haunting dreams.
Turkish Samples:
- Zeytin ağaçlarının yaprakları dingin bir gariplik içinde sallanıp duruyordu.
- Dingin bir zihin için günlük tutmak ve meditasyon yapmak yararlı olabilir.
- Öyle zorlayıcı durumlar vardır ki, bazı durumlarda sakin kalabilmek büyük bir güç, beceri ve sabır gerektirmektedir.
- Huzurlu bir yaşamın sırrı her zaman her şeyi kafaya takmamaktan geçiyor.
- Sessiz bir gecede berrak deniz suyuna derin derin bakan adam dalgalar kıyıya dingince vururken kimbilir neler düşünüyordu?