Renaissance woman

American  

noun

(sometimes lowercase)

1. a woman who has acquired profound knowledge or proficiency in more than one field.

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Example Sentences

Rachel Kessler, she’s a poet, storyteller, artist — a cool Renaissance woman.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2022

Laurie Anderson could be considered a modern Renaissance woman but she would humbly say that she's "just a dabbler and a tinkerer".

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2021

Though mercurial, Marble was clearly a true Renaissance woman, a survivor of car crashes and illnesses, who possessed “The Will to Win.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 6, 2020

She has been described as a Renaissance woman who broke a colour bar through her beauty, intelligence, and performing skills.

From The Guardian • Jul. 24, 2013

Ms. Angelou’s papers are a window on 40 years of the times and the work of a Renaissance woman who became known as a “people’s poet.”

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2010