serein: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

Aug. 15, 2014

serein \suh-RAN\ noun 1. Meteorology. fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible. Quotes The sky was clear, but a serein drizzled onto them. -- China Miéville, Iron Council, 2004 Origin Serein is a French loanword with roots in the Latin term sērus meaning "late." It entered English in the mid-1800s.

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