Noun: serenade ,se-ru'neyd
- A song characteristically played outside the house of a woman
"He attempted to woo her with a romantic serenade beneath her window"
- A musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form
"Mozart wrote numerous serenades for various instrumental combinations";
- divertimento
Derived forms: serenades, serenaded, serenading
Type of: composition, do, execute, musical composition, opus, perform, piece, piece of music, song, vocal
Encyclopedia: Serenade