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# renaissance

«renaissance» in Mova's school dictionary: **The Renaissance was a time in Europe, from about the…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (the Renaissance; a renaissance, renaissances); adjective (Renaissance art)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The Renaissance was a time in Europe, from about the 1300s to the 1600s, when art, science and learning grew greatly, starting in Italy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renaissance/#m1)

2) A renaissance is a new burst of interest or energy in something, a rebirth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renaissance/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In history and art lessons the Renaissance brings names like Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Galileo; artists studied the human body, used perspective, and scholars read old Greek and Roman books again. The printing press spread ideas. In everyday life a town or a hobby can have a renaissance when it becomes popular again. A Renaissance man or woman is someone good at many things.

### examples

- Leonardo da Vinci was a famous painter of the Renaissance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renaissance/#x1)
- During the Renaissance, artists learned to draw with perspective. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renaissance/#x2)
- The Renaissance began in Italy, in cities such as Florence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renaissance/#x3)
- Board games are having a renaissance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renaissance/#x4)
- Our old town centre has enjoyed a renaissance with new shops. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renaissance/#x5)
- She is a real Renaissance woman: she paints, codes and plays the violin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renaissance/#x6)

### note

The word comes from French and means rebirth. When it names the historical period it has a capital R and the: the Renaissance. Spelling trap: double n and double s, renaissance. Usually said ren-AY-sunss (UK) or REN-uh-sahnss (US).

### In the corpora

- [The Renaissance was a period of new learning and art in Europe from around 1400 to 1600.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/16-famous-artists-simply/12/)
- [The Renaissance, meaning rebirth, began in Italy in the 1400s with new excitement about Greek and Roman learning and art.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/25-printing-the-renaissance-and-the-reformation/4/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «renaissance» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renaissance/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.