French word

rémanence

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁemanɑ̃s/

Meaning

  • feminine nounresidual effect

Example

La rémanence de sa voix restait dans la pièce.

The residual effect of his voice lingered in the room.

Illustration for rémanence (residual effect)

More examples

Après le dîner, la rémanence du goût est restée longtemps.

After dinner, the aftertaste lingered for a long time.

Core concept

An afterimage of an event that still colors what is sensed afterward.

Similar words

impression: The general impression left by something experienced.
souvenir: A remembered event or experience, or a fragment of one.
mémoire: The stored record of past events or knowledge, or the faculty of remembering.

Definition in French

Persistance d'une impression, d'une sensation ou d'une trace laissée par un événement, qui continue d'influencer la perception.

Word origin

Rémanence comes from Latin remanere, 'to remain', and names a remainder that persists beyond its source.

Usage tips

  • Rémanence is formal and often technical; ordinary conversation more often uses impression or souvenir for related everyday ideas.

Other meanings

  • persistencenoun
  • afterimagenoun

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