serenade
noun/ˌserəˈneɪd/
/ˌserəˈneɪd/
- (in the past) a song or tune played or sung at night by a man outside the window of the woman he loves
Definitions on the go
Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
- a gentle piece of music in several parts, usually for a small group of instrumentsTopics Musicc2
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French sérénade, from Italian serenata, from sereno ‘serene’.
Check pronunciation:
serenade