From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishserenadeser‧e‧nade1 /ˌserəˈneɪd/ noun [countable] 1 APMa song sung to someone, especially one that a man performs for the woman he loves while standing below her window at night2 APMa piece of gentle music
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serenade• I knew it would be an elaborate fantasy, a courtship, a serenade.• Swan vision in ebony rising before us, each movement a serenade.• Fling myself at her black-stockinged feet while the Ally Pally sparrows sang a serenade.• There seems to be no exact definition, but serenade or divertimento would be equally appropriate.• From the minaret, the muezzin's call to prayer mingled with the gentle serenade of mariachis.• Alice suggested he try the Don's serenade from Don Giovanni.• Here the composers introduce their serenades and discuss the thoughts behind their composition.serenadeserenade2 verb [transitive] APMif you serenade someone, you sing or play music to them, especially to show them that you love them→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
serenade• He opened the Rabelais to a page and began reading, walking to the kitchen doorway to serenade Alice with the flow.• Costa del Sol is a comment on the package holiday, a couple being serenaded by Antonio.• I was down there serenading my heart out and they all started to pop their heads out of the window.• At Macy's Plaza, a pianist gracefully serenades shoppers and a fountain offers a soothing respite from the pounding sidewalks outside.• From three strategically located stages, well-known musical groups provide a dancing beat while roving bands serenade the crowd.• There are the quiet, maudlin times: injured parties, slighted lovers, Chet Baker playing to serenade them.• Daryl Johnston, the most celebrated blocking back on the planet, is serenaded with moose calls anytime he touches the football.Origin serenade1 (1600-1700) French sérénade, from Italian serenata, from sereno “clear, calm”, from Latin serenus; → SERENE 