different between relics vs remnant

English

Noun

relics

1. plural of relic

Verb

relics

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of relic

Anagrams

• slicer

English

Alternative forms

• remnaunt (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???mn?nt/
• Hyphenation: rem?nant

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

Adjective

remnant (not comparable)

1. (archaic) Remaining; still left.
   • 1639, Thomas Fuller, The Historie of the Holy Warre

     Because of the remnant dregs of his disease.

   • 1709, Matthew Prior, Pleasure

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

Further reading

• remnant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• remnant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• remnant at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• manrent