Meaning & use
sere
Dry and withered, especially describing vegetation or land parched by lack of moisture.
See it in a sentence
The sere grasslands crackled underfoot after months without a single drop of rain.
Poets often use sere fields to symbolize the fading of youth and vigor.
A note on using this word
Sere is a literary word, rarely used in everyday speech outside of poetry or descriptive prose.
Words with a similar meaning
witheredparched
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Words with an opposite meaning
lushverdant
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