serenade

[ ser-uh-neyd ]
/ ˌsɛr əˈneɪd /
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noun

a complimentary performance of vocal or instrumental music in the open air at night, as by a lover under the window of his lady.
a piece of music suitable for such performance.
serenata(def 2).

verb (used with or without object), ser·e·nad·ed, ser·e·nad·ing.

to entertain with or perform a serenade.

Origin of serenade

1640–50; < French sérénade < Italian serenata; see serenata

OTHER WORDS FROM serenade

ser·e·nad·er, noun un·ser·e·nad·ed, adjective

Words nearby serenade

serdab, sere, serein, seremban, serena, serenade, serenata, serendip, serendipitous, serendipity, serendipity berry

Words related to serenader

artist, musician, voice, diva, soloist, crooner, vocalist, minstrel, songwriter, troubadour, songbird, songster, artiste, warbler, chorister, accompanist, chanter, nightingale, bard, poet

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British Dictionary definitions for serenader

serenade
/ (ˌsɛrɪˈneɪd) /

noun

a piece of music appropriate to the evening, characteristically played outside the house of a woman
a piece of music indicative or suggestive of this
an extended composition in several movements similar to the modern suite or divertimento

verb

(tr) to play a serenade for (someone)
(intr) to play a serenade
Compare aubade

Derived forms of serenade

serenader, noun

Word Origin for serenade

C17: from French sérénade, from Italian serenata, from sereno peaceful, from Latin serēnus calm; also influenced in meaning by Italian sera evening, from Latin sērus late