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.

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

arid, droughty, waterless, dry, desert, thirsty, desertic,baked, parched, dehydrated

sodden, damp, humid, soaked, dank, saturated,moist, bathed, soggy, wet

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.