vestige

Plural: vestiges

Noun

• A small trace or remnant of something no longer existing.
• an indication that something has been present
• A mark left on the earth by a foot.
• A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present.
• A vestigial organ; a non-functional organ or body part that was once functional in an evolutionary ancestor.
• The remaining portion of a partially suppressed sideband.

Examples

• Only a VESTIGE of her opening Scrabble strategy remained after her opponent’s powerful plays.
• the vestiges of ancient magnificence in Palmyra
• vestiges of former population

Synonyms

shadow, tincture, trace, footprint, footstep, remains, sign, track

Related Words

hint, trace