Renaissance men

noun

Definition of Renaissance mennext
plural of Renaissance man
as in polymaths

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  1. intellectuals
  2. thinkers
  3. wizards
Noun
  • In April 2024, less than a year after the school’s founding, more than 5,000 people, primarily students but also outraged intellectuals of different ages, immediately signed a petition against the school’s name.
    Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Other artists, writers and intellectuals sought to counter the industrial status quo.
    Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of intellectuals
Noun
  • Not all billionaires are wild risk-takers or out-of-the-box thinkers.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Those who embrace and leverage the strengths of dyslexic thinkers will likely be the ones shaping the future of business.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of thinkers
Noun
  • There were blue wizards who were around in the North during the Second Age who went to the East.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Talk about the wizards, and the establishment of that signature LOTR character Gandalf.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of wizards
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