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

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

“The same hardly applies to the remainder of the country,” What News on the Rialto? added darkly, “particularly the West, where the renascent influenza germ is again beginning to play havoc.”

From New York Times

He has been a renascent figure during United’s improvement but he was on the edges of this game for too long.

From The Guardian

For Arsenal, it has been a long time since they held that information for themselves and they have fallen to sixth in the wake of Manchester United’s renascent form.

From The Guardian