serenade
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serenade
- /ˌsɛɹəˈneɪd/
- /ˈsɛɹəˌneɪd/
- /ˌsɛɹəˈnɑd/
Rhymes with -eɪd
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French sérénade, from Italian serenata, from the past participle of serenare, from Latin serenare, from serenus (“calm”), of uncertain origin (see there).
noun serenades
- A love song that is sung directly to one's love interest, especially one performed below the window of a loved one in the evening. From me to thee glad serenades, / Dances for thee I propose saluting thee, adornments and feastings for thee, / And the sights of the open landscape and the high-spread sky are fitting, / And life and the fields, and the huge and thoughtful night.
- An instrumental composition in several movements. “Eine kleine Nachtmusik” is a well-known serenade written by Mozart.
verb serenades · serenading · serenaded
- To sing or play a serenade for (someone). The Southampton striker, who also struck a post late on, was being serenaded by the Wembley crowd before the end and should probably brace himself for some Lambert-mania over the coming days but, amid the eulogies, it should not overlook the deficiencies that were evident in another stodgy England p
- To woo someone.
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noun love song
| Español | serenata |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 세레나데 serenade |
| 日本語 | セレナーデ serenāde, セレナード serenādo, 小夜曲, 夜曲 yakyoku |
| 中文 | 小夜曲 xiǎoyèqū |
| Português | serenata |
| Français | sérénade |
| Deutsch | Serenade |
| Italiano | serenata |
| Română | serenadă |
| Русский | серена́да serenáda |
| עברית | סֶרֶנָדָה serenáda |
noun instrumental composition
| Español | serenata |
|---|---|
| Français | sérénade |
| Deutsch | Serenade, Ständchen |
| עברית | סרנדה serenada |
verb serenade
| Español | dar serenata, serenatear |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 唱小夜曲 chàng xiǎoyèqǔ |
| Français | sérénader |
| Română | a cânta o serenadă |
| עברית | לשיר סרנדה lashir serenada |
Talk about this word "serenade." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/serenade. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. serenade. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/serenade "serenade." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/serenade.Cite this
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title = {serenade},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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