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serenade Definition

ser·enade (ser′ə nād)

noun

  1. a singing or playing of music outdoors at night, esp. by a lover under the window of his sweetheart
  2. a piece of music suitable for this
  3. 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)

serenade Related Forms
ser′·enad·er noun
serenade Synonyms

serenade

n.

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.

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