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Serene is a related term of level-headed.


As a verb serene

is .

As an adjective level-headed is

(idiomatic) sensible; rational; possessing sound judgment.

serene

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl), from (etyl) .

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Peaceful, calm, unruffled.
  • *
    • Serene , smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. The clear light of the bright autumn morning had no terrors for youth and health like hers.
  • Without worry or anxiety; unaffected by disturbance.
  • (lb) fair and unclouded (as of the sky); clear; unobscured.
  • * (Alexander Pope) (1688-1744)
    • The moon serene in glory mounts the sky.
  • * (Thomas Gray) (1716-1771)
    • Full many a gem of purest ray serene / The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1818, author=(Mary Shelley), chapter=6
    • , title= Frankenstein , passage=A serene sky and verdant fields filled me with ecstasy.}}
    • Related terms
    * serenity

    Verb

    (seren)
  • To make serene.
    • Heaven and earth, as if contending, vie / To raise his being, and serene his soul. — Thomson.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (poetic) Serenity; clearness; calmness.
  • * Southey
    • the serene of heaven
  • * Young
    • To their master is denied / To share their sweet serene .
  • Evening air; night chill.
  • * Ben Jonson
    • Some serene blast me.

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) suffix.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fine rain from a cloudless sky after sunset.
    • Synonyms
    *

    References

    * Oxford English Dictionary. serein n. 1. ----

    level-headed

    English

    Alternative forms

    * level headed, levelheaded

    Adjective

  • (idiomatic) Sensible; rational; possessing sound judgment.
  • * 1909 , , The Foreigner , ch. 7:
    • I urge you to weigh calmly, deliberately, as cool, level-headed Canadians, the evidence produced by the prosecution.

    Usage notes

    * Often having the connotation of remaining calm, composed, and careful, of not acting out of reflex or excessive emotion.

    Synonyms

    * calm, deliberative, stable

    Antonyms

    * fiery, hotheaded, impetuous, rash