remnant
Syllables: rem·nant/ˈɹɛmnənt/
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Australia/ˈɹemnənt/
remnant noun: a small portion remaining of a larger thing or group; part of a former whole.
Noun
remnant (plural remnants)
- A small portion remaining of a larger thing or group; part of a former whole.
- The remnants of the Neanderthal race mixed with members of Homo sapiens.
- 20 ¶ And it shal come to passe in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Iacob, shall no more againe stay vpon him that smote them: but shall stay vpon the Lord, the Holy One of Israel in trueth.
- 21 The remnant shall returne, euen the remnant of Iacob, vnto the mightie God.
- 22 For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall returne: the consumption decreed shall ouerflow with righteousnesse.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 10:20–23
- Synonyms:
- relic
- 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.
- An unsold end of piece goods, as cloth, ribbons, carpets, etc.
- All the remnants were sold in the flea market.
- A large number of remnants were taking up too much space, so we disposed of them.
- Synonyms:
- remains
- The passionate, influential minority of radicals in a faction or party.
- Synonyms:
- avant-garde, vanguard
Adjective
remnant (not comparable)
- Still left; remaining.
- [H]is vow was made in his ſickneſſe, whileſt reaſon was ſcarce as yet in the peaceable poſſeſſion of his mind, becauſe of the remnant dregs of his diſeaſe: […]1639, Thomas Fuller, “Lewis the Ninth Setteth Forward against the Turks; the Occasion of His Journey, and His Attendants”, in The Historie of the Holy Warre, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: […] Thomas...
- It bid Her feel / No future Pain for Me; but inſtant wed / A Lover more proportion'd to her Bed; / And quiet dedicate her remnant Life / To the juſt duties of an humble Wife.1718, Mat[thew] Prior, “Solomon on the Vanity of the World. A Poem in Three Books.”, in Poems on Several Occasions, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], and John Barber […], →OCLC, book II (Pleasure), page...
remnant meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
remnant in Hindi
- small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
- अवशेष avśeṣ
remnant in Tamil
- எச்சமிச்சம், கழிவு, சிறு எச்சம், எஞ்சிய, சிதறிய
remnant in Marathi
- remnant, residue
- शेष śeṣ
remnant in Urdu
- بچا کھچا, بچا مال
More languagesFewer languages
- remnant in Bengali
- অবশিষ্ট অংশ, টুকরো
- remnant in Malayalam
- ബാക്കി, ശേഷിപ്പ്, മിച്ചം
- remnant in Kannada
- ಮಿಗತೆ, ಉಳಿಕೆ, ತುಂಡು, ಚೂರು
- remnant in Punjabi
- باقی bāqī, ਬਾਕ਼ੀ bāqī
- remnant in Odia
- ଅଂଶ aṁśa
- remnant in Vietnamese
- tàn dư
Examples of remnant in a sentence
- Latin has six cases, and remnants of a seventh.
- The Crab Nebula is the most studied supernova remnant.
- Chiku Lagoon (七股潟湖) is the largest remnant waterbody of the inland sea.
Synonyms of remnant
Forms of remnant
| plural | remnants |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | remnaunt |
| alternative form (obsolete) | remenant |
Origin of remnant
From Middle English, contraction of remenant, from Anglo-Norman remanant, present participle of remaindre, from Latin remaneō.
Words formed from remnant
Questions about remnant
- What does remnant mean?
- Remnant means a small portion remaining of a larger thing or group; part of a former whole.
- What is remnant in Hindi?
- Remnant in Hindi is अवशेष (avśeṣ). See Remnant meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is remnant?
- Remnant can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce remnant?
- Remnant is pronounced /ˈɹɛmnənt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of remnant?
- The plural of remnant is remnants.
Words near remnant in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: remnant (page history and authors); remnant (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); शेष (Marathi) (page history and authors); remnant (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); remnant (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); remnant (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); remnant (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); باقی (Punjabi) (page history and authors); ଅଂଶ (Odia) (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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