renaissance man

An individual talented in all spheres of human endeavour, including but not limited to sports, art, science, war, philosophy and music.

Some renaissance men of great repute include Leonardo Da Vinci and Goethe.

If you try and think of examples of Renaissance men, remember that it is not enough that they have brilliant minds (hence Einstein is out), nor is it enough that they are fine sportsmen (hence no Carl Lewis) or are well hung and virile (so no Shergar) and nor is it sufficient that they are musically gifted (so we omit Beethoven). It is a requirement that they are talented in ALL these areas.

I myself am a renaissance man, as I am a fine athelete, an excellent scholar, have an ear for music a talent for art and a way with the ladies.

#1: "What talent that young Douglas lad has!"
#2: "True, he is gifted at sports, academia and the arts."
#1: "Yes, he's a true renaissance man!"

Man: "Hey baby, wanna get a drink - I'm a real renaissance man!"
Woman: "Ooooh, OK!"

by Jamie Douglas December 1, 2006

Renaissancey

Having a renaissance feeling.

'The dress was very renaissancey, which made it all the more appealing.'

by Gnomafed June 2, 2007

Renaissance Dick

Noun: A person who is capable of having strong and incredibly fucking stupid opinions on a wide variety of subjects.

Two minutes after sitting down, I realized that Todd's friend Rick was a Renaissance Dick - a Red Hot Chili Peppers fan and Noam Chomsky devotee' who also believed the 911 attacks were orchestrated by the Israelis.

by The Working Dead July 10, 2016

Renaissance Mans

An individual who actively studies and/or engages in several practices/crafts/trades which would generally be incongruent with one another, therefore not only making the feat of accomplishing mastery in multiple fields being impressive, but also the seemingly unusual combination in which those fields come together. This modern term is derived from the Renaissance polymath Leonardo Da Vinci, who achieved legendary status in the practices of painting, sculpting, inventing, engineering, anatomy, and architecture.

“I heard he’s in a lot of different bags.”

“Yeah, I saw him at the after party last Friday night dropping acid with a model and the next day he was at the opera with his grandma.”

“A renaissance mans, still.”

by Cantpimpmyrideitsalreadypimped September 18, 2020

Digital Renaissance

The era where information and ideas were easily accessible in the age of computers that started with the beginning of the Internet in 1995. A new enlightenment age, like the original Renaissance era of the 14th to 17th centuries, where art and culture thrive. A time where old and new ideas are revisited and reshaped to lead humanity into the next era all across the world.

We are living in the Digital Renaissance.

"Hopefully, after the Digital Renaissance era, people wouldn't be as stupid."

"Sorry Dave, you're wrong."

by samgw September 27, 2019

renaissance man

1. Machiavelli's idea of the perfect man, excelling in both medieval qualities of a knight and the classy qualities of a man of the renaissance. In essence, the perfect man. Said to be da Vinci, but he procrastinated so he can't be.

Will is the renaissance man with his buff body and huge brain.

by B-rad Lynch May 17, 2006

Urban Renaissance

Term used to decribe the flattening of old urban neighorhoods to make way for those expensive inner city domciles.

H-Town is is going through a major urban renaissance.

by KBONE15 October 12, 2008