Meaning of Renaissance man | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A man who lived during the Renaissance period.
   literally
2. Alternative letter-case form of Renaissance man.
   alt-of
3. A man with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.
   figuratively

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Examples

“Returning from the collections in Paris and Milan, a fashion-editor friend told me, “It's all about”—always the three most powerful words in retail—“Renaissance men.” The one-dimensional C.E.O. is over, he said. “Now it's all about men of multitalents.””

“Any fellow who defines himself as a Renaissance man is telling you, in shorthand, "I am full of a quiet yet all-encompassing knowledge and no matter⟳ what you know⟳, I will always know⟳ better than you and will chuckle with a quiet condescension whenever you challenge⟳ me and I might even smoke⟳ a pipe.[…]””

“A Renaissance man is someone that can see⟳ trends and patterns and integrate what he knows. To me the modern Renaissance man is curious, interested in different things. You have⟳ to be willing to ‘waste⟳ time’ on things that are not directly relevant to your work⟳ because you are curious.”

““Jacob [Rothschild] was truly a Renaissance man,” says Howard Marks, co-founder of $189bn investment powerhouse Oaktree Capital Management and a long-time friend.”

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