serenely

as inquietly
as incalmly
as insedately

Synonyms for serenely

adv calmly

Antonyms for serenely

Word Origin & History

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.

Example Sentences for serenely

"Accessible in two hundred years, all right," insisted Dick serenely.

"And no doubt perfectly able to afford it," remarked Edna, serenely.

Outside of the family circle, however, they were serenely reticent.

"You scold like a drunken fish-wife," said Lingard, serenely.

"Don't know, Jerry, and don't care," looking down at me serenely.

"Worth doesn't need to listen to me, Mr. Boyne," she said serenely.

Serenely he assumed possession of her, and the assumption was very sweet.

He was as serenely unconscious of this as of his several other nicknames.

"No reason to hurry, Lena," he said in his ordinary, serenely polite tones.

Heyst looked on serenely at this outburst, then lost his patience a little.

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More words related to serenely

calmly

quietly

sedately

unsurprisingly