Sere

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈsɪə/
• US IPA: /siːr/
• Homophones: seer UK
• Homophones: sear US

From Middle English seer(e), from Old English sēar.

Full definition of sere

Adjective

1. Without moisture.1867 CE: Henry Lonsdale, The worthies of Cumberland
• The recitation of Border Minstrelsy, or a well-sung ballad, served to revive the sere and yellow leaf of age by their refreshing memories of the pleasurable past.
• Samuel Taylor ColeridgeBut with its sound it shook the sails
  That were so thin and sere.

Noun

1. An intermediate stage in an ecosystem prior to advancing to the point of being a climax community.

Synonyms

• seral community

French serre

Noun

1. (obsolete) claw; talon

Anagrams

• Erse, Rees, seer