sere (Meaning)

Wordnet

sere (s)

(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture

Webster

sere (a.)

[OE. seer, AS. sear (assumed) fr. searian to wither; akin to D. zoor dry, LG. soor, OHG. sor/n to to wither, Gr. ay`ein to parch, to dry, Skr. /ush (for sush) to dry, to wither, Zend hush to dry.

Dry; withered. Same as Sear.

Webster

sere (n.)

Claw; talon.

sere Sentence Examples

  1. The sere leaves of the maple tree rustled softly in the autumn breeze.
  2. The once-fertile field lay sere and desolate after the relentless drought.
  3. Her eyes were a sere shade of green, like the fading leaves of summer.
  4. The wind whispered through the sere grass, imparting a sense of emptiness and loss.
  5. The sere parchment crackled in her hands as she unfolded the ancient document.
  6. The forest floor was carpeted with sere pine needles, creating a pungent fragrance.
  7. The autumn leaves had turned a sere yellow, painting the landscape with a somber beauty.
  8. The withered and sere petals of the rose fell to the ground, a melancholy sight.
  9. The abandoned house stood sere and forsaken, its paint peeling and windows shattered.
  10. The old man's hair had turned a sere white, a testament to a long and eventful life.

FAQs About the word sere

(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture[OE. seer, AS. sear (assumed) fr. searian to wither; akin to D. zoor dry, LG. soor, OHG. sor/n to to wit

waterless, desert, desertic,arid, dry, thirsty, droughty, bone-dry, dehydrated, parched

dank, wet, damp,moist, soaked, bathed, humid, moist, wet, humid

The sere leaves of the maple tree rustled softly in the autumn breeze.

The once-fertile field lay sere and desolate after the relentless drought.

Her eyes were a sere shade of green, like the fading leaves of summer.

The wind whispered through the sere grass, imparting a sense of emptiness and loss.