serenade
serenade
Definition
ser·enade (ser′ə nād′)
noun
- a singing or playing of music outdoors at night, esp. by a lover under the window of his sweetheart
- a piece of music suitable for this
- an instrumental composition somewhat like a suite
Etymology: Fr sérénade < It serenata < sereno, serene, open air < L serenus, clear, serene; meaning infl. by assoc. with L sera, evening < serus, late
transitive verb, intransitive verb -·nad′·ed, -·nad′·ing
to play or sing a serenade (to)
ser′·enad′·er noun
serenade
Synonyms
serenade
Usage Examples
Object
- people: She wears funny clothes, carries her pet cat in her sunflower bag, serenades people with her ukelele and becomes popular.
- woman: In 1838 the city of Los Angeles passed an ordinance requiring that a man obtain a license before serenading a woman.
- girl: Ben BREWSTER played in a String quartet and used to serenade girls.
- someone: But, he also says he's the most likely to serenade a special someone with a song.
- shopper: The vocal talent of the choir of Humphry Davy School serenaded shoppers at the Wharfside last week.
Subject
- band: Those more interested in more sedate pursuits were serenaded by a band.
- music: Where foreign powers once drilled their troops, there is now a leisurely parade, serenaded by the music from the central bandstand.
- sound: And so while serenaded by the sounds of the natives smashing down the shanty town nearby, we headed for the bar.
- musician: We ate our packed lunch sitting on the seats soaking in the atmosphere and being serenaded by a budding musician.
Adjective modifier
- Caribbean: The passengers were during these warm to find royal caribbean serenade of the sea an elevator hotel thereby avoiding.
- royal: The passengers were during these warm to find royal caribbean serenade of the sea an elevator hotel thereby avoiding.
- viking: Of the carnival holiday cruise ship city to further generate rci's viking serenade.
- sweet: Birds twitter gently in the background as Iain quite literally tries to charm them from the trees with his sweetest serenade.
Modifying Another Word
- then: City fans applauded it then serenaded back to halfway with chants of " you fat b*stard " .
- often: Hut on fowls legs, since something died I sleep in the caravan and often serenade her from the bunk.
Noun used with modifier
- wind: It's true that Mozart never lowered his standards, even when writing background music; the two preceding wind serenades are proof of that.
Preposition: of
- sea: The passengers were during these warm to find royal caribbean serenade of the sea an elevator hotel thereby avoiding.
Preposition: by
- band: Those more interested in more sedate pursuits were serenaded by a band.
- music: Where foreign powers once drilled their troops, there is now a leisurely parade, serenaded by the music from the central bandstand.
- sound: And so while serenaded by the sounds of the natives smashing down the shanty town nearby, we headed for the bar.
