renascent
[ ri-nas-uh nt, -ney-suh nt ]
/ rɪˈnæs ənt, -ˈneɪ sənt /
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
Words nearby renascent
renal vein,
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renan,
renard,
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renata,
renature,
renault,
rencontre,
rencounter
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British Dictionary definitions for renascent
renascent
/ (rɪˈnæsənt, -ˈneɪ-) /
adjective
becoming active or vigorous again; reviving
renascent nationalism
Word Origin for renascent
C18: from Latin
renascī to be born again