rejuvenescent

[ ri-joo-vuh-nes-uh nt ]

/ rɪˌdʒu vəˈnɛs ənt /

adjective

becoming young again.

making young again; rejuvenating.

Origin of rejuvenescent

1755–65; < Medieval Latin rejuvenēsc(ere) to become young again (Latin re- re- + juven(is) young + -ēsc- inceptive suffix + -ere infinitive suffix) + -ent

OTHER WORDS FROM rejuvenescent

re·ju·ve·nes·cence, noun

Words nearby rejuvenescent

rejoicing, rejoin, rejoinder, rejuvenate, rejuvenesce, rejuvenescent, rejuvenize, rekey, rekindle, rekt, rel.

Example sentences from the Web for rejuvenescence

Strange felt himself so much a part of the rejuvenescence that the incongruity gave him no mental nor æsthetic shock.

The Wild Olive |Basil King
And we hope that this strong, united, purified Germany will be a fountain of rejuvenescence to the ageing Kultur of Europe.

Gems (?) of German Thought |Various
Rejuvenescence: a renewal of youth; bringing back to a condition of youth.

Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology |John. B. Smith
She does not pray for a Medea to thrust her into a cauldron of rejuvenescence.

American Sketches |Charles Whibley

With the intermingling of the peoples, and the rejuvenescence of the physical life, came the spiritual outburst of Christianity.

Frederic Lord Leighton |Ernest Rhys