serenade vs perform

serenade is a noun but perform is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
serenade	Yes	No	Yes	No
perform	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, perform is a hypernym of serenade; that is, perform is a word with a broader meaning than serenade:

Other hypernyms of serenade include do, execute.

serenade (noun)	perform (noun)
a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman
a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form

serenade (verb)	perform (verb)
sing and play for somebody	carry out or perform an action
	give a performance (of something)
	get (something) done
	perform a function