Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z serendipitously By serendipity; by blind luck in combination with wisdom; by fortunate accident. serendipitousness The quality of being serendipitous. serendipity The phenomenon of making an unplanned, fortunate discovery through a combination of unexpected circumstances and insightful recognition. serene Calm, peaceful, unruffled. serenely In a serene manner. sereneness The property of being serene. sereness The quality of being sere. Serengeti A geographic region and ecosystem in Tanzania and southern Kenya, known for hosting the largest and longest overland semiannual migration of herd animals in the world. serenify To make serene. serenitude serenity serenity The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness. serenize To make bright; to glorify. Sereno A surname. serer A member of a West African ethnic group found in Senegal, the Gambia and Mauritania. seres Synonym of Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China. serf A partially free peasant of a low hereditary class, attached like a slave to the land owned by a feudal lord and required to perform labour, enjoying minimal legal or customary rights. serfage serfdom serfdom The state of being a serf. serfhood The role or status of a serf. serfish of a serf, relating to serfdom serfishly In a serfish manner. serfishness The quality of being serfish. serfism The system of serfs as workers attached to land. serfitude Synonym of serfdom (“the condition of being a serf”). serfless Without serfs. serflike Resembling or characteristic of a serf. serfship The role or status of a serf. serg A sergal. sergal A fictional open species of extraterrestrial, ovoviviparous, anthropomorphic creatures with slick, muscular furred bodies, digitigrade legs, and a distinctive elongated pointy shark-like muzzle; a popular fursona species. serge A type of worsted cloth. sergeancy The role, rank or office of a sergeant; sergeantship. sergeant A UK army rank with NATO code OR-6, senior to corporal and junior to warrant officer ranks. sergeantess A female sergeant. sergeantship The qualities, role, or position of a sergeant. Sergeantsville An unincorporated community in Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. sergedusoy Silk serge. sergeevite A trigonal-trapezohedral white mineral containing calcium, carbon, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen. Sergei A transliteration of the Russian male given name Серге́й (Sergéj), equivalent to Sergius. Sergent A surname originating as an occupation for a servant. serger A type of sewing machine designed to produce an overlock stitch and to cut the fabric as it stitches. sergestid Any member of the family Sergestidae of decapods. sergestoid Any prawn of the superfamily Sergestoidea sergette A thin serge material. Sergey A transliteration of the Russian male given name Серге́й (Sergéj). serging The process of finishing the edge of a fabric with an overlock stitch, especially using a serger. Sergipe A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Aracaju. Sergithang A gewog of Tsirang District, Bhutan. Sergius A male given name from Latin. sergliflozin Synonym of sergliflozin etabonate. serglycin An intracellular proteoglycan found in the storage granules of connective tissue mast cells Serhetabat A city in Tagtabazar district, Mary, Turkmenistan. Serhiy A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Сергі́й (Serhíj). Seri A member of an indigenous group of Sonora, Mexico. Seria A town in Belait District, Brunei Darussalam. serial Having to do with or arranged in a series. serialism Music, especially from the 20th century, in which themes are based on a definite order of notes of an equal-tempered scale. serialist Of, pertaining to, or employing serialism. serialistic Of or relating to serialism. seriality The process of occurring in a sequential manner; a serial arrangement; a succession. serializability The quality of being serializable. serializable That can be serialized. serialization The process or action of converting something in a serial or into serial form. serialize To write a television program, novel, or other form of entertainment as a sequence of shorter works with a common story. serialized Of a television series whose episodes are strongly connected and are intended to be watched in a linear sequence (as opposed to procedural or episodic). serializer A publication in which a work is serialized. serially In series, one after the other, as opposed to in parallel. Serian Synonym of Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China and its role as the origin of silk. seriate To arrange in serial order. seriately In seriate fashion. seriatim One after another, in order; taking one topic or subject at a time in an order; sequentially. seriation the arrangement of things in a series seriative Of or relating to the verb subaspect that denotes one after another, an interconnected series of successive separate and distinct actions. seriatum a series, a sequence seric Synonym of silken, made of silk. serica Any June beetle of the genus Serica. Serican Synonym of Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China. sericate silky; covered with silky down sericated sericate sericeous Of or relating to silk; consisting of, or resembling silk; silky. sericeously In a sericeous manner. sericicultural Synonym of sericultural. sericiculture Synonym of sericulture. sericiculturist Synonym of sericulturist. sericigenic That produces silk sericigenous That produce silk sericin A water-soluble glycoprotein that binds the two fibroin filaments of a silk fibre. sericite A fine-grained mica found in metamorphic rocks sericitic Of or relating to the mineral sericite. sericitization The hydrothermal or metamorphic alteration of a mineral, often plagioclase, into sericite (a white mica). sericitize To alter to sericite. sericon A red tincture in alchemy. sericostomatid Any caddisfly of the family Sericostomatidae. sericterium A silk gland, as in the silkworms. sericultural Pertaining to sericulture sericulturally In terms of sericulture. sericulture The rearing of silkworms for the production of silk. sericulturist A producer of raw silk serie series seriema Either of two species of bird in the family Cariamidae within the order Cariamiformes, endemic to South America. series A number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the other. serieshelpmate A type of helpmate chess puzzle in which Black plays a series of moves without reply after which White plays one move to checkmate Black. seriesmate A type of seriesmover chess puzzle that is a directmate with White playing a series of moves without reply to checkmate Black. seriesmover A chess puzzle in which one side makes a series of moves without reply to achieve a stipulated aim, and check may not be given except on the final move. serif A short line added to the end of a stroke in traditional typefaces, such as Times New Roman. serifed Having serifs. serifless sans serif Seriform Belonging to a section of the Altaic language family, comprising Chinese, etc. serigraph a silkscreen print made by serigraphy serigrapher One who does serigraphy, or silk-screen printing. serigraphic Relating to serigraphs. serigraphy Screen printing, silk-screen printing (printing method). Seriland An area of Sonora, Mexico traditionally inhabited by the Seri people. serimeter A device used for testing the strength of thread or yarn, especially of silk. serimuka A two-layered kuih with steamed glutinous rice forming the bottom half and a green custard layer made with pandan juice. serin Any of various small finches in the genus Serinus, with largely yellow plumage. Serindia The region between China and India, roughly corresponding to contemporary Xinjiang and adjacent High Asia along the Silk Road. serine A nonessential amino acid, CH₂OH.CH(NH₂)COOH, found in most animal proteins, notably silk. serinette A small barrel organ once used to teach tunes to canaries seringa A rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis). seringal A rubber-producing estate in the Amazon region. Seringapatam Former name of Srirangapatna (“Indian town”). Serino A surname. serinocyclin Any of a group of cyclic heptapeptides present in some fungi serinol The amino alcohol 2-amino-1,3-propanediol serinolysis The hydrolysis or other breakdown of serine seriocomedic Synonym of seriocomic. seriocomedy A seriocomic production. seriocomic Having both serious and comedic qualities or tendencies. seriocomical seriocomic seriocomicality The quality of being seriocomic. seriocomically In a seriocomic manner. seriograph A device for producing a series of radiographic images of the same organ. seriography The production of seriographs. seriogrotesque Having both serious and grotesque qualities or elements. serioludicrous Having both serious and ludicrous qualities or elements. seriositude Seriousness, especially self-seriousness. seriosity Synonym of seriousness. serious Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition. seriously In a serious or literal manner. seriousness The state or quality of being serious. seripauperin Any of a group of proteins active in alcoholic fermentation Seriqbuya A town in Maralbexi, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China. serir A desert of pebbles or larger stones. Serizawa A surname from Japanese. serja Synonym of sarinda. serjeanty A land tenure in which a tenant provided his liege with some kind of personal service, as opposed to nonpersonal service, such as paying tax (socage) Serkin A surname. Serkis A surname. Serkland The Abbasid caliphate. Serle A surname, alternative form of Searle.