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Serene vs Passive - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between serene and passive

is that serene is peaceful, calm, unruffled while passive is being subjected to an action without producing a reaction.

As nouns the difference between serene and passive

is that serene is serenity; clearness; calmness while passive is the passive voice of verbs.

As a verb serene

is to make serene.

As a proper noun Serene

is {{given name|female|from=English}}. A rare variant of Serena.

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. ----

    passive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction.
  • Taking no action.
    • He remained passive during the protest.
  • (grammar) Being in the passive voice.
  • (psychology) Being inactive and submissive in a relationship, especially in a sexual one.
  • (finance) Not participating in management.

    • Antonyms

    * active * aggressive

    Synonyms

    * inactive * idle * disinterested * uninvolved

    Derived terms

    * passive-aggressive * passively * passiveness * passive smoking * passive voice * passivity * passivisation / passivization * passivise / passivize

    Related terms

    * passion * passionate * patience * patient

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (uncountable, grammar) The passive voice of verbs.
  • (countable, grammar) A form of a verb that is in the passive voice.

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