adj

sere

Sere (adj) means Without moisture; dry.

adj

Without moisture; dry.

Of thoughts, etc.: barren, fruitless.

Of fabrics: threadbare, worn out.

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Etymology

From Middle English ser, sere, seare, seer, seere, seir, seyr (“dry, withered; emaciated, shrivelled; brittle; bare; dead, lifeless; barren, useless”), from Old English sēar, sīere (“dry, withered; barren; sere”), from Proto-West Germanic *sauʀ(ī), from Proto-Germanic *sauzaz (“dry, parched”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂sews-, *sh₂ews- (“to be dry”). Cognate with Dutch zoor (“dry and coarse”), Greek αὖος (ávos, “dry”), Lithuanian sausas (“dry”), Middle Low German sôr (Low German soor (“arid, dry”)), Old Church Slavonic соухъ (suχŭ, “dry”). Doublet of sear and sare.

Rhymes for sere

ere here were mere Pere dere Vere Gere there where Frere Shere

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Frequently asked questions

What is the meaning of sere?

"sere" (adj) means without moisture; dry.

What are the different meanings of sere?

"sere" has 3 main meanings: 1. Without moisture; dry; 2. Of thoughts, etc.: barren, fruitless; 3. Of fabrics: threadbare, worn out.