vestige
noun /ˈvestɪdʒ/
/ˈvestɪdʒ/
(formal)- a small part of something that still exists after the rest of it has stopped existing synonym trace
- the last vestiges of the old colonial regime
Extra Examples- The Supreme Court ruled that states had to remove all vestiges of past discrimination.
- The government has to remove any last vestiges of corruption.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- final
- last
- remaining
- …
- lose
- shed
- destroy
- …
- without a vestige
- vestige of
- usually used in negative sentences, to say that not even a small amount of something exists
- There's not a vestige of truth in the rumour.
- His report offered not a vestige of comfort.
Extra Examples- He showed no vestige of remorse for his crime.
- I'm struggling to retain any vestige of belief in his innocence.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- final
- last
- remaining
- …
- lose
- shed
- destroy
- …
- without a vestige
- vestige of
Word Originlate Middle English: from French, from Latin vestigium ‘footprint’.