Renaissance men
Multitalented learned individuals
Renaissance men is the plural of Renaissance man—a person with expertise across many different fields rather than specialization in one.
The term references the ideal of the European Renaissance, when figures like Leonardo da Vinci excelled in art, science, engineering, and anatomy simultaneously.
Today it describes anyone with notably diverse talents and knowledge: He's a true Renaissance man—an architect, novelist, and amateur astronomer.
- bookBound written work
- polymathMulti-domain expert
- intellectualConcerning thought and reason
- cultivatedImproved through nurture
- thinkersPeople who reason deeply
humanism · scholarly · erudite · man of letters · philosophers · statesmen · jack-of-all-trades · well-rounded · artistic expression · fine arts · gender dynamics · self made man · craftsmanship · virility · chivalry · versatility · liberal arts · classical education
- geniusesgenius, brainiac, prodigy, Einstein, intellect
- Roman figuresRoman emperors, Roman senators, Roman generals, Augustus, Julius Caesar
Renaissance menspecialists
Focused field authorities
one-trick ponies · hedgehogs · savants · monomaniac · technocrats
Renaissance menphilistines
Uncultured, materialistic people
anti-intellectuals · ignoramuses · know-nothings · dullards · boors
Renaissance menboors
Ill-mannered, crude people
barbarians · lowbrows · yahoos · rubes · vulgarians
Renaissance, renascence, native, nation, national, nationality, nationalize, nationalization, prenatal