reny
/ɹɪˈnaɪ/
reny is the alternative form of renay.
Meaning of renay
Verb
renay (third-person singular simple present renays, present participle renaying, simple past and past participle renayed)
- To renounce (one’s faith or god), to apostasize from.
- […] Mammolukes and Geniſaries about yͤ Turk and Sowdã [Sowdan, i.e., Sudan], haue vſed to chriſten their children of purpoſe, that by the renayĩg [renaying] of their fayth, after, they might be made Mammolukes or Geniſaries, as theyr fathers were, and may be had the more in eſtimacion & fauour...1528, Thomas More, “A Dialogue Concernynge Heresyes & Matters of Religion […]. Chapter 15. That Princes be Boundẽ [Bounden] to Punish Heretykes, and that Fayre Handelyng Helpeth Litle with Many of...
- To take back, to recant (something one says or believes).
- To reject, to deny the truth of (a statement).
Proper noun capitalized: Reny
Reny (plural Renys)
- A surname.
Forms of reny
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | renies |
| present participle | renying |
| past participle | renied |
| past | renied |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Renys |
Origin of reny
Americanized form of either French René or Hungarian Rényi.
Words that rhyme with reny
Questions about reny
- What does reny mean?
- Reny means a surname.
- What is reny the alternative form of?
- Reny is the alternative form of renay.
- What part of speech is reny?
- Reny is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce reny?
- Reny is pronounced /ɹɪˈnaɪ/.
Words near reny in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: reny (page history and authors); Reny (page history and authors); renay (page history and authors). 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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