# ringlet

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A small ring.
2. A lock, tress.
3. Any of various butterflies with small rings on the wings, in the tribe Satyrini of the family Nymphalidae, such as Aphantopus hyperantus.

## Etymology
From ring + -let. Compare Middle English ryngyl, ryngyll, rengel (“ringlet”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ringlet