renaissance
/ɹəˈneɪs(ə)ns//ˈɹɛnəˌsɑns/
renaissance noun: a rebirth or revival. Also the alternative letter-case form of Renaissance.
Noun (1)
renaissance (plural renaissances)
- A rebirth or revival.
- On the other hand, the nationalitarian phenomenon is one in which the struggle against the imperialist powers of occupation has as its object, beyond the clearing of the national territory, the independence and sovereignty of the national State, uprooting in depth the positions of the ex-colonial...1981, Anouar Abdel-Malek, Social Dialectics: Nation and Revolution, page 13
- Digital upstarts like Buzzfeed and The Verge are relying on “long-form” editors to create big features. Heralding “a coming renaissance of long-form journalism,” the twitchy news site Politico hired away the editor in chief of Foreign Policy magazine last summer to commission writerly, deeply...2013 December 12, James Bennet, “Against 'Long-Form Journalism'”, in James Bennet, editor, The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20...
Proper noun capitalized: Renaissance
the Renaissance
- The 14th-century revival of classical art, architecture, literature and learning that originated in Italy and spread throughout Europe over the following two centuries.
- The period of this revival, typically lasting from the late 14th to the late 16th centuries; the transition from medieval to modern times.
Noun (2) capitalized: Renaissance
Renaissance (plural Renaissances)
- Any similar artistic or intellectual revival.
- the Harlem Renaissance
- Gelernter believes that computers and their mirror-world capabilities will usher in a Renaissance of the human spirit.1995 May 21, Steven Levy, “The Unabomber and David Gelernter”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Adjective capitalized: Renaissance
Renaissance (not comparable)
- Of, or relating to the Renaissance.
- Of, or relating to the style of art or architecture of the Renaissance.
Also used as
renaissance is also the alternative letter-case form of Renaissance.
renaissance meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
renaissance in Hindi
- पुनर्जागरण, नवजागरण
renaissance in Tamil
- rebirth or revival
- மறுமலர்ச்சி maṟumalarcci
renaissance in Urdu
- نشاۃ ثانیہ, نشاۃ ثانی
renaissance in Bengali
- নবজাগরণ, রেনেসাঁ
More languagesFewer languages
- renaissance in Malayalam
- നവോത്ഥാനം
- renaissance in Gujarati
- પુનરુજ્જીવન
- renaissance in Odia
- ନବଜାଗରଣ
- renaissance in Vietnamese
- phục hưng
Examples of renaissance in a sentence
- Renaissance tin-glazed Italian maiolica earthenware was made in Urbino and other centres.
- There are good reasons to think that Caravaggio admired the renaissance art of the Leonardeschi.
- We are starting to see more Kölschs, more Pilseners, and a renaissance of so-called “pre-Prohibition-style” lagers.
Forms of renaissance
| plural | renaissances |
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| plural | Renaissances |
Origin of renaissance
Borrowed from French renaissance.
Words formed from renaissance
Phrases with renaissance
Questions about renaissance
- What does renaissance mean?
- Renaissance means a rebirth or revival.
- What is renaissance in Hindi?
- Renaissance in Hindi is पुनर्जागरण, नवजागरण. See Renaissance meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is renaissance?
- Renaissance can be a noun, a proper noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce renaissance?
- Renaissance is pronounced /ɹəˈneɪs(ə)ns/ (UK).
- What is the plural of renaissance?
- The plural of renaissance is renaissances.
Words near renaissance in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: renaissance (page history and authors); Renaissance (page history and authors); renaissance (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); renaissance (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); renaissance (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); renaissance (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); renaissance (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); renaissance (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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