cremains
Syllables: cre·mains/kɹɪˈmeɪnz/
cremains noun: cremated remains of a deceased person.
Noun
cremains pl (plural only)
- Cremated remains of a deceased person.
- Some people prefer to keep the cremains in their homes in a special place.1992, Kathleen Sublette, Martin Flagg, Final Celebrations: A Guide for Personal and Family Funeral Planning, page 52
- Paul's cremains arrived by limo service less than an hour before the living room memorial.2009, Mugan Sozan Peter Schellin, Rogue Monk: A Memoir about Zen, Disability, and Work, page 93
cremains meaning in Tamil and Marathi
cremains in Tamil
- cremains, cremation ash
- அஸ்தி asti
cremains in Marathi
- cremains, cremation ash
- अस्थी asthī
Origin of cremains
Blend of cremated + remains. Apparently originally a euphemism used by undertakers.
Words that rhyme with cremains
Questions about cremains
- What does cremains mean?
- Cremains means cremated remains of a deceased person.
- What is cremains in Tamil?
- Cremains in Tamil is அஸ்தி (asti). See Cremains meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is cremains?
- Cremains is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cremains?
- Cremains is pronounced /kɹɪˈmeɪnz/.
Words near cremains in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cremains (page history and authors); அஸ்தி (Tamil) (page history and authors); अस्थी (Marathi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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