RENAISSANCE MAN Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

Renaissance man

noun

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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Noun

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

Noun

The week’s biggest stories Transportation blues El Niño threatens the beloved Amtrak Pacific Surfliner.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
The hues throughout the rooms are modern and warm, with touches of blues and greens that mirror the color of the city’s lake, mountains, and church rooftops.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of blue

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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

Noun

For the seventh year, there will be costumes, quests and magic for every wizard, witch and muggle.

— Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 23 Sep. 2026
Atari wore elephant-print pants and a purple wizard’s cloak, and kept handy a face mask emblazoned with the words what if love wins?

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of wizard

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The new study by researchers from Hebrew University of Jerusalem revealed that the striatum is a brain region involved in moment-to-moment action selection.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
In 2022, Lisa completed her bulimic and alcoholic self-destruction by means of a brain bleed.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of brain

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One of these thinkers was Bartolomeo Balbi, who translated Bushido and other Japanese books.

— Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 22 Sep. 2026
From the great artists and thinkers who shaped civilization to the artisans and industrial districts that continue to define excellence today, Italy has consistently transformed creativity and expertise into enduring value.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of thinker

Noun

The burnable vegetation on the sparse landscapes surrounding these homes is coyote brush and sage, not forest.

— Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Its sweetness plays well with sage and brown butter, chile, coconut, hearty greens, and plenty of cheese.

— Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of sage

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There are some politics in Hard Labor, but seasoned with the irony of the worker, rather than the idealism of the intellectual.

— Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
For the artists and intellectuals who lived there across two decades of pioneering residency programs, Georgia’s Ossabaw Island was a potent source of inspiration.

— The New York Review of Books, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026

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