renascent

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/ɹɪˈnæsənt//ɹɪˈneɪsənt/

adjective

Experiencing renewed vigor; being reborn.

Similar
resurgentrevived
OriginEnglish nascent ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

adjectiverenascent (comparative more renascent, superlative most renascent)

comparative more renascent · superlative most renascent

  1. Experiencing renewed vigor; being reborn.
  2. usuallyRevived, brought back.

    Mr. Evan's results are not obtained from mere stylistic comparisons; there is no danger that he has confused the renascent or derived with the original, the archaistic with the archaic.

    1907, Ronald M. Burrows, The Discoveries In Crete, page 106

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiverising again as to new life and vigor

Similar
resurgentrevived
Also see
reemergentresurgent

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishnascent
  7. Englishrenascent

From re- + nascent.

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APA

renascent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renascent

MLA

“renascent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renascent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “renascent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renascent.

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