different between hymn vs serenade

English

Etymology

From Middle English ymne, borrowed from Old French ymne, from Latin hymnus, borrowed from Ancient Greek ????? (húmnos).

Pronunciation

• enPR: h?m, IPA^(key): /h?m/
• Rhymes: -?m
• Homophone: him

Noun

hymn (plural hymns)

1. A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one.

   • But when the moon rose and the breeze awakened, and the sedges stirred, and the cat’s-paws raced across the moonlit ponds, and the far surf off Wonder Head intoned the hymn of the four winds, the trinity, earth and sky and water, became one thunderous symphony—a harmony of sound and colour silvered to a monochrome by the moon.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

hymn (third-person singular simple present hymns, present participle hymning, simple past and past participle hymned)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To sing a hymn.
2. (transitive) To praise or extol in hymns.

   • To hymn the birth-night of the Lord.

See also

• theody

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /x?mn/

Noun

hymn m inan

1. anthem
2. hymn

Declension

Swedish

Noun

hymn c

1. hymn, anthem

Declension

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French sérénade, from Italian serenata, from the past participle of serenare, from Latin serenare, from serenus (“calm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s????ne?d/
• Rhymes: -e?d

Noun

serenade (plural serenades)

1. A love song that is sung directly to one's love interest, especially one performed below the window of a loved one in the evening.
2. (music) An instrumental composition in several movements.

Translations

Verb

serenade (third-person singular simple present serenades, present participle serenading, simple past and past participle serenaded)

1. (transitive) To sing or play a serenade for (someone).
   • 2013, Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland (in The Guardian, 14 August 2013)[1]

     The Southampton striker, who also struck a post late on, was being serenaded by the Wembley crowd before the end and should probably brace himself for some Lambert-mania over the coming days but, amid the eulogies, it should not overlook the deficiencies that were evident in another stodgy England performance.

Translations

Further reading

• serenade on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• enseared

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

serenade f (plural serenades)

1. serenade

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sere?nade]

Noun

serenade f pl

1. plural of serenad?