Standard Lemma guide

remnant

adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛmnənt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈɹemnənt/
  • CMU ARPABET: R EH1 M N AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Still left; remaining.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A small portion remaining of a larger thing or group; part of a former whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The remnants of the Neanderthal race mixed with members of Homo sapiens.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The remaining fabric at the end of the bolt.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

The passionate, influential minority of radicals in a faction or party.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, politics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: avant-garde, vanguard

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: end, remainder, oddment

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: piece of cloth, piece of material

Narrower terms: fag end

7

noun

Meaning 7

a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: leftover

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum, rest

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

76 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: մնացորդ (mnacʻord) — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Bulgarian: оста́тък (ostátǎk) — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Catalan: romanalla — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Czech: pozůstatek — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Danish: rest — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Dutch: resten — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Dutch: overblijfsel — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Dutch: restant — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Finnish: jäänne — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Finnish: jäännös — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Finnish: jäämä — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Finnish: ripe — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • French: reste — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Georgian: ნარჩენი (narčeni) — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • German: Rest — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • German: Überbleibsel — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • German: Relikt — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • German: Überrest — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Ancient Greek: λεῖμμα (leîmma) — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Ancient Greek: λείψανον (leípsanon) — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Hebrew: זֵכֶר (zékher) — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Hindi: अवशेष (avśeṣ) — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Hungarian: maradék — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Irish: fuílleach — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Italian: resto — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Italian: rimanenza — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Italian: avanzo — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Italian: residuo — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Latin: reliqua — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Macedonian: о́статок (óstatok) — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Māori: whakamakere — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Māori: toenga — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Māori: mōrea — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Norwegian Bokmål: levning — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Polish: pozostałość — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Polish: reszta — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Portuguese: resto — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Portuguese: sobra — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Portuguese: restante — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Russian: оста́ток (ostátok) — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Spanish: resto — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Spanish: restante — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Spanish: reliquia — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Spanish: despojo — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Spanish: residuo — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Spanish: retazo — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Spanish: remanente — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Swedish: rest — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Ottoman Turkish: آرتق (artık) — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Ukrainian: за́лишок (zályšok) — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Vietnamese: tàn dư — small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
  • Bulgarian: оста́тък (ostátǎk) — remaining fabric at the end of the bolt
  • Dutch: restant — remaining fabric at the end of the bolt
  • Finnish: jätepala — remaining fabric at the end of the bolt
  • Galician: retrinco — remaining fabric at the end of the bolt
  • Greek: ρετάλι (retáli) — remaining fabric at the end of the bolt
  • Irish: fuílleach — remaining fabric at the end of the bolt
  • Italian: scampolo — remaining fabric at the end of the bolt
  • Italian: ritaglio — remaining fabric at the end of the bolt
  • Macedonian: о́статок (óstatok) — remaining fabric at the end of the bolt
  • Polish: nieużyty skrawek materiału — remaining fabric at the end of the bolt
  • Russian: обре́зок (obrézok) — remaining fabric at the end of the bolt
  • Russian: оста́ток (ostátok) — remaining fabric at the end of the bolt
  • Spanish: retazo — remaining fabric at the end of the bolt
  • Spanish: caedura — remaining fabric at the end of the bolt
  • Spanish: retal — remaining fabric at the end of the bolt
  • Dutch: coupon — unsold end of piece goods
  • Finnish: jäännöserä — unsold end of piece goods
  • French: reste — unsold end of piece goods
  • German: Restposten — unsold end of piece goods
  • Italian: rimanenza — unsold end of piece goods
  • Macedonian: о́статок (óstatok) — unsold end of piece goods
  • Polish: resztki — unsold end of piece goods
  • Russian: оста́ток (ostátok) — unsold end of piece goods
  • Spanish: partida restante — unsold end of piece goods
  • Spanish: remesa restante — unsold end of piece goods
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