Dictionary

remnant en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɹemnənt/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /ˈɹɛmnənt/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (archaic, 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 Buck, one of the printers to the Universitie of Cambridge [and sold by John Williams, London], →OCLC, book IV, page 187:
   • 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 461:

Forms

remnant en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɹemnənt/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /ˈɹɛmnənt/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A small portion remaining of a larger thing or group; part of a former whole.
   • Pent up in Utica he vainly forms A poor Epitome of Roman Greatneſs, And, cover’d with Numidian Guards, directs A feeble Army, and an empty Senate, Remnants of mighty Battels fought in vain. 1712 (date written), [Joseph] Addison, Cato, a Tragedy. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], published 1713, →OCLC, Act I, scene i, page 2:
   • 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:
   • Even while within sight of persons of the prevailing faith, there were individuals bold enough, by folding their arms and bending their head, to give distant and silent intimation that they recognized sister Magdalen, and honoured alike her person and her purpose. […] “You see,” she said, “my son, that the enemies have been unable altogether to suppress the good spirit, or to root out the true seed. Amid heretics and schismatics, spoilers of the church’s lands, and scoffers at saints and sacraments, there remains a remnant.” 1820, [Walter Scott], chapter XIII, in The Abbot. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne & Co.] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and for Archibald Constable and Company, and John Ballantyne, […], →OCLC, page 267:
   • The remnants of the Neanderthal race mixed with members of Homo sapiens.
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.
   • A large number of remnants were taking up too much space, so we disposed of them.
   • All the remnants were sold in the flea market.
4. (with the) The passionate, influential minority of radicals in a faction or party.

Forms

Deriveds

remnantal · nova remnant · supernova remnant

Relateds

remain · remanent

Synonyms

relic (small remaining portion) · remains (unsold end of piece goods) · lave · vanguard · residue · remainder · avant-garde

Translations (77)

ru оста́ток (remaining fabric at the end of the bolt) · it resto (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · es retal (remaining fabric at the end of the bolt) · ga fuílleach (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · ota آرتق (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · mk о́статок (unsold end of piece goods) · nl overblijfsel (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · de Rest (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · it rimanenza (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · it ritaglio (remaining fabric at the end of the bolt) · mi mōrea (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · de Restposten (unsold end of piece goods) · es residuo (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · pl resztki (unsold end of piece goods) · it residuo (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · de Überbleibsel (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · pt sobra (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · pl nieużyty skrawek materiału (remaining fabric at the end of the bolt) · fi ripe (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · it scampolo (remaining fabric at the end of the bolt) · fi jäämä (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · mk о́статок (remaining fabric at the end of the bolt) · nl restant (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · ru обре́зок (remaining fabric at the end of the bolt) · hu maradék (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · grc λείψανον (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · pt resto (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · da rest (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · es retazo (remaining fabric at the end of the bolt) · ka ნარჩენი (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · es caedura (remaining fabric at the end of the bolt) · fi jäännös (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · pl pozostałość (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · pl reszta (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · fi jäännöserä (unsold end of piece goods) · cs pozůstatek (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · es remanente (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · vi tàn dư (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · es remesa restante (unsold end of piece goods) · hi अवशेष (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · eo restaĵo (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · de Relikt (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · nl resten (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · es partida restante (unsold end of piece goods) · el ρετάλι (remaining fabric at the end of the bolt) · gl retrinco (remaining fabric at the end of the bolt) · de Überrest (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · la reliqua (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · bg оста́тък (remaining fabric at the end of the bolt) · ca romanalla (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · es reliquia (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · grc λεῖμμα (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · nl restant (remaining fabric at the end of the bolt) · es resto (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · uk за́лишок (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · fr reste (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · ru оста́ток (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · bg оста́тък (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · fr reste (unsold end of piece goods) · mi whakamakere (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · hy մնացորդ (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · mk о́статок (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · ru оста́ток (unsold end of piece goods) · ga fuílleach (remaining fabric at the end of the bolt) · es retazo (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · es despojo (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · he זֵכֶר (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · sv rest (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · pt restante (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · it avanzo (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · mi toenga (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · it rimanenza (unsold end of piece goods) · fi jätepala (remaining fabric at the end of the bolt) · nb levning (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · nl coupon (unsold end of piece goods) · es restante (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) · fi jäänne (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group)