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

It’s the most important event in a Renaissance woman’s life, and families spend years saving money for it.

From Literature

Mia Bonta described her daughter as a “Renaissance woman,” who “worked really hard” and “had to go to many combines to be considered.”

From Los Angeles Times

A true Renaissance woman, Camilla teaches piano and researches nutrition when she isn’t overseeing her oil empire.

From New York Times

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

From Seattle Times

Earlier this year, Ege released “Black Renaissance Woman,” a collection of works from five composer/pianists of the Black Renaissance, including Price, Hagan, Margaret Bonds, Betty Jackson King and Nora Holt — who, as a critic for the Chicago Defender, once praised Hagan’s “extraordinary attainments” and “forearms of steely construction.”

From Washington Post