RENAISSANCE MAN Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

Renaissance man

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Definition of Renaissance man

as in polymath

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Recent Examples of Renaissance man Acclaimed designer Jonathan Adler is the definition of a Renaissance man. — Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2026 In his quest to become a better, stronger, more accomplished pitcher, Rockies Renaissance man Ryan Feltner is going back to the Stone Age. — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2026 Today, Berg is a Renaissance man for the age of wellness misinformation. — Alexa Lee, STAT, 27 Jan. 2026 Artist, inventor and anatomist Leonardo da Vinci was the definition of a Renaissance man — and scientists are aiming to unlock the secrets of his genius on a genetic level. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for Renaissance man

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Johannes Kepler, the German polymath famous for his laws of planetary motion, conjectured that this arrangement was optimal back in 1611.

— Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
The first scientist to address this question was a Belgian polymath named Adolphe Quetelet (1796–1874).

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of polymath

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Retro is special throwback shoebox packaging featuring Michael Jordan’s face which is rendered in blue rather than its typical silver look.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2026
Swiss cheese earned 10% of the vote, while provolone garnered 5% and blue and Jack both received 4% each.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

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Fundamentalists will claim that the moral code that follows from their faith needs no intellect to follow.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
That far down the line, the brand should still represent creativity, beauty, culture, intellect and craftsmanship.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of intellect

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Also, the vocal tracts and brains of our ancestors did not fossilize as they were made of soft tissue.

— Hannah Little, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2026
Gilbert and Cimorelli shared that the guitarist’s treatment plan included promising immunotherapies to keep the cancer out of his brain.

— Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of brain

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Edward Said, the late Palestinian literary and cultural critic, academic and fierce defender of his people, tells his story in his own words — an apt choice for a film about an intellectual thinker.

— Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Annie Dillard, the masterful stylist and brilliant thinker, has died at 81.

— James Folta, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of thinker

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Our go-tos are the classic pepperoni and the hot sausage with brown butter sage (divine, truly).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026
Home of the subversive and the sublime, the maverick and the madman, the inspired and the inspiring, the sage and the clown, and, most important, the brave.

— Tom Selleck, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

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Latin became the language of administration in the western half of the empire—the language used by politicians, soldiers, and intellectuals.

— Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Sep. 2026
León-Portilla wrote extensively about the conquest of Mexico from the Mexica viewpoint, documented the philosophy of Aztec intellectuals and analyzed poems in Nahuatl — the language of the Mexica empire.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

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