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vestige

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.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈvɛs.tɪd͡ʒ/
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  • CMU ARPABET: V EH1 S T IH0 JH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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