sere Antonyms

Meaning of sere

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,arid, dry, droughty, thirsty, desertic, desert, sunbaked, dehydrated, parched

damp, damp, bathed,moist, dank, humid, soaked, sodden, dripping, soggy

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.