renascent
[ri-nas-uh nt, -ney-suh nt]
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adjective
being reborn; springing again into being or vigor: a renascent interest in Henry James.
Origin of renascent
1720–30; < Latin renāscent- (stem of renāscēns), present participle of renāscī. See Renaissance, -ent
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Contemporary Examples of renascent
The film closes on a George Valentin renascent, tap-dancing into the talkies with his beloved on his arm.
‘The Artist’: Golden Globe Winner Jean Dujardin on Its Surprise EndingTracy McNicoll
January 16, 2012
Historical Examples of renascent
It is not renascent because this or that man is writing, but because of a new spirit.
The Complete Essays of John GalsworthyJohn Galsworthy
For our drama is renascent, and nothing will stop its growth.
The Complete Essays of John GalsworthyJohn Galsworthy
Renascent Stoicism had three functions in the rise of the modern world.
The EnchiridionEpictetus
He would have run had it not been for his renascent self-respect.
The Side Of The AngelsBasil King
The hours, days, and weeks fled by, filled with renascent joys.
The Lily of the ValleyHonore de Balzac
renascent
adjective
Word Origin for renascent
C18: from Latin renascī to be born again
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