renascent

[ ri-nas-uhnt, -ney-suhnt ]

adjective

1. being reborn; springing again into being or vigor:

   a renascent interest in Henry James.

renascent

/ -ˈneɪ-; rɪˈnæsənt /

adjective

1. becoming active or vigorous again; reviving

   renascent nationalism

Word History and Origins

Origin of renascent¹

1720–30; < Latin renāscent- (stem of renāscēns ), present participle of renāscī. See Renaissance, -ent

Word History and Origins

Origin of renascent¹

C18: from Latin renascī to be born again

Example Sentences

Producers make pictures for all kinds of noble and less noble reasons, with greater and lesser success, but it’s good that these stories keep coming, given the ordinary dustbinning of history, the appallingly common denial of history, and a renascent antisemitism that was surging even before current events gave cover to antisemites.

From Los Angeles Times

Chancellor Olaf Scholz's attendance has been widely welcomed, as Germany's renascent Jewish community has been shaken by a surge in antisemitic attacks since the start of the war in Gaza.

From BBC

He then took up acoustic, which he plied on the renascent Seattle jazz scene in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s.

From Seattle Times

For much of Britain, the queen’s accession to the throne offered a gleam of renascent hope after the depredations of World War II. Both her coronation and funeral unfolded at London’s Westminster Abbey, where, in 1947, she had married Prince Philip, who died in 2021.

From New York Times

American nativism, xenophobia and white supremacy, having been given cover by the previous president, are renascent; the Anti-Defamation League found a 61% increase in attacks on Jewish institutions from 2020 to 2021.

From Los Angeles Times