noun · 5 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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/ˈvɛs.tɪd͡ʒ/
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CMU ARPABET:V EH1 S T IH0 JH
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A mark left on the earth by a foot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: trace, sign, track, footstep, footprint
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Examples
the vestiges of ancient magnificence in Palmyra
vestiges of former population
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: remains
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A vestigial organ; a non-functional organ or body part that was once functional in an evolutionary ancestor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The remaining portion of a partially suppressed sideband.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: broadcasting, media, radio, television
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
an indication that something has been present
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim
a tincture of condescension
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: trace, tincture, shadow
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: indication, indicant
Narrower terms: footprint
History
Etymology
From French vestige, from Latin vestīgium (“footstep, footprint, track, the sole of the foot, a trace, mark”). Doublet of vestigium.
Across languages
Translations
69 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
след
(sljed)
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Bulgarian:
следа́
(sledá)
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Chinese Mandarin:
跡 /迹
(jì)
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Chinese Mandarin:
痕跡 /痕迹
(hénjì)
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Czech:
stopa
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Danish:
spor
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Danish:
antydning
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Dutch:
spoor
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Dutch:
teken
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Dutch:
voetafdruk
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Finnish:
jalanjälki
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Georgian:
კვალი
(ḳvali)
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Georgian:
ნაკვალევი
(naḳvalevi)
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
German:
Spur
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Hungarian:
nyom
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Italian:
traccia
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Italian:
segno
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Italian:
strascico
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Italian:
impronta
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Italian:
marchio
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Japanese:
足跡
(sokuseki)
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Korean:
자취
(jachwi)
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Malayalam:
ചുവട്
(cuvaṭŭ)
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Malayalam:
കാൽച്ചുവട്
(kālccuvaṭŭ)
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Malayalam:
ചവിട്ടടി
(caviṭṭaṭi)
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Norwegian Bokmål:
spor
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Polish:
ślad
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Portuguese:
vestígio
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Portuguese:
marca
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Portuguese:
pegada
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Romanian:
urmă
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Romanian:
indiciu
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Romanian:
vestigiu
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Romanian:
rămășiță
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Russian:
след
(sled)
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Spanish:
huella
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Spanish:
pisada
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Swedish:
spår
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Tagalog:
dasto
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Turkish:
iz
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Ukrainian:
слід
(slid)
— mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign
Catalan:
vestigi
— faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost
Czech:
pozůstatek
— faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost
Esperanto:
vestiĝo
— faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost
Finnish:
jälki
— faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost
Finnish:
jäännös
— faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost
Georgian:
კვალი
(ḳvali)
— faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost
Georgian:
ნაკვალევი
(naḳvalevi)
— faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost
Georgian:
ნიშანი
(nišani)
— faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost
Georgian:
ნიშანწყალი
(nišanc̣q̇ali)
— faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost
German:
Überrest
— faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost
German:
Überbleibsel
— faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost
Hungarian:
maradvány
— faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost
Hungarian:
nyom
— faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost
Italian:
vestigia
— faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost
Japanese:
なごり
(nagori)
— faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost
Japanese:
痕跡
(konseki)
— faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost
Māori:
pakuriki
— faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost
Polish:
ślad
— faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost
Polish:
pozostałość
— faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost
Polish:
szczątki
— faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost
Portuguese:
vestígio
— faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost
Russian:
пережи́ток
(perežítok)
— faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost
Spanish:
vestigio
— faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost
Swedish:
spår
— faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost
Swedish:
rest
— faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost
Turkish:
arta kalan
— faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost
Hungarian:
csökevény
— (biology) a vestigial organ; a non-functional organ or body part that was once functional in an evolutionary ancestor
Russian:
рудиме́нт
(rudimént)
— (biology) a vestigial organ; a non-functional organ or body part that was once functional in an evolutionary ancestor