renaissance

/ri'neisəns/

Thân thiện

An artist sketches a new invention during the renaissance.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A revival of or renewed interest in something: A period of new growth or increased activity in a particular field, idea, or style.
   • The Renaissance: The great revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe during the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries, marking the transition from the medieval to the modern world.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (General Revival):
  • The city is experiencing a cultural renaissance with new galleries and theaters opening.
  • There has been a renaissance of interest in traditional crafts.
• Noun (Historical Period):
  • Leonardo da Vinci was a key figure of the Italian Renaissance.
  • The Renaissance began in Florence and spread across Europe.

Advanced Usage

• "A renaissance man/woman/person": Someone with a wide range of knowledge and abilities in many different fields, reflecting the ideal of the educated person during the Renaissance.
  • He is a true renaissance man, being an accomplished scientist, musician, and athlete.

Variants and Related Words

• Renaissance (adjective): Pertaining to the Renaissance period.
  • We studied Renaissance architecture and painting.
• Renaissancelike (adjective): Resembling or characteristic of the Renaissance.
• Renaissant (adjective): Of or relating to the Renaissance; showing a revival.

Synonyms

• Revival: A reawakening of interest in something.
• Rebirth: A new or second birth; a revival.
• Resurgence: An increase or revival after a period of little activity.
• Reawakening: An instance of waking or becoming active again.

Related Phrases

• "To undergo a renaissance": To experience a period of revival or renewed popularity.
  • The neighborhood underwent a renaissance after the new park was built.
• "A renaissance in/for/of": Used to specify the area of revival.
  • The documentary sparked a renaissance in public interest for space exploration.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the revival of learning and culture
2. the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries

Từ đồng nghĩa

• rebirth
• Renaissance
• Renascence