remnant

English

Alternative forms

• remnaunt (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English, contraction of remenant, from Anglo-Norman remanant, present participle of remaindre, from Latin remaneō

Noun

remnant (plural remnants)

1. The small portion remaining of a larger thing or group.
2. The remaining fabric at the end of the bolt.

   Usually not enough to make an entire project by itself, remnants of several fabrics can be used to make quilts.

3. An unsold end of piece goods, as cloth, ribbons, carpets, etc.

Synonyms

• (small remaining portion): relic, residue, remainder, lave; See also Thesaurus:remainder
• (unsold end of piece goods): remains

Derived terms

• nova remnant
• supernova remnant

Related terms

• remain
• remanent

Translations

small portion remaining of a larger thing or group

• Armenian: մնացորդ (hy) (mnacʻord)
• Catalan: romanalla f
• Czech: pozůstatek m
• Danish: rest (da) c
• Dutch: resten (nl), overblijfsel (nl) n
• Finnish: jäänne (fi), jäännös (fi), jäämä (fi), ripe (fi)
• French: reste (fr) m
• Georgian: ნარჩენი (narčeni)
• German: Rest (de) m, Überbleibsel (de) n, Relikt (de) n, Überrest (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: λεῖμμα n (leîmma)

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• Hebrew: זֵכֶר (he) m (zécher)
• Italian: resto (it) m, rimanenza (it) f, avanzo (it) m, residuo (it) m
• Maori: whakamakere, toenga, mōrea
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: levning m

• Portuguese: resto (pt) m, sobra (pt) f, restante (pt) m
• Russian: оста́ток (ru) m (ostátok)
• Spanish: resto (es) m, restante m, reliquia f, despojo (es) m, residuo (es) m, retazo (es) m
• Swedish: rest (sv) c
• Ukrainian: залишок m (zalyšok)

remaining fabric at the end of the bolt

• Dutch: restant (nl)
• Finnish: jätepala
• Galician: retrinco m
• Greek: ρετάλι (el) n (retáli)
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• Italian: scampolo (it) m, ritaglio (it) m
• Russian: обре́зок (ru) m (obrézok), оста́ток (ru) m (ostátok)
• Spanish: retazo (es) m

unsold end of piece goods

• Dutch: coupon (nl)
• Finnish: jäännöserä
• French: reste (fr) m
• German: Restposten (de) m
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• Italian: rimanenza (it) f
• Russian: оста́ток (ru) m (ostátok)
• Spanish: partida restante f, remesa restante f

Adjective

remnant (not comparable)

1. (archaic) Remaining; still left.
   • (Can we date this quote by Fuller and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     Because of the remnant dregs of his disease.

   • (Can we date this quote by Prior and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     And quiet dedicate her remnant life / To the just duties of an humble wife.

Further reading

• “remnant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “remnant”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “remnant”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• manrent