(chiefly US) An outdoor weekend gathering that emulates a historic period for entertainment purposes.

plural of Renaissance fair

A woman with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.

(historical) A period of American architecture and the arts from 1876 to 1917, characterized by renewed national self-confidence and a feeling that the United States was the heir to Greek democracy, Roman law, and Renaissance humanism.

(art, historical) The period marked by the apogee of the visual arts in the Italian Renaissance, traditionally regarded as taking place from the 1490s until 1527.

(informal) Characteristic of the Renaissance.