noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The process of rendering young again.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The process of producing beneficial changes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
the rejuvenation of the city center
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the act of restoring to a more youthful condition
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: restoration
Narrower terms: refreshment, recreation
4
noun
Meaning 4
the phenomenon of vitality and freshness being restored
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the annual rejuvenation of the landscape
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: greening
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: organic phenomenon
History
Etymology
From rejuvenate + -ion, cf. Latin reiuvenatiō.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
երիտասարդացում
(eritasardacʻum)
— the process of rendering young again
Bulgarian:
подмладяване
(podmladjavane)
— the process of rendering young again
Catalan:
rejoveniment
— the process of rendering young again
Chinese Mandarin:
回復 /回复
(huífù)
— the process of rendering young again
Danish:
foryngelse
— the process of rendering young again
Dutch:
verjonging
— the process of rendering young again
Esperanto:
rejuniĝo
— the process of rendering young again
Finnish:
nuorentuminen
— the process of rendering young again
French:
rajeunissement
— the process of rendering young again
German:
Verjüngung
— the process of rendering young again
Greek:
αναζωογόνηση
(anazoogónisi)
— the process of rendering young again
Hungarian:
megfiatalítás
— the process of rendering young again
Irish:
athnuachan
— the process of rendering young again
Italian:
ringiovanimento
— the process of rendering young again
Japanese:
若返り
(wakagaeri)
— the process of rendering young again
Korean:
회춘
(hoechun)
— the process of rendering young again
Latin:
reiuvenatio
— the process of rendering young again
Latin:
reiuvenescentia
— the process of rendering young again
Norwegian:
rejuvenering
— the process of rendering young again
Polish:
odmłodzenie
— the process of rendering young again
Portuguese:
rejuvenescimento
— the process of rendering young again
Russian:
омоложение
(omoloženije)
— the process of rendering young again
Spanish:
rejuvenecimiento
— the process of rendering young again
Swedish:
föryngring
— the process of rendering young again
