
Vestige
Emotional Weight
Vestige may carry a sense of loss or nostalgia for what's gone.
The old mansion held a vestige of the family's former glory.
Often Negative
Vestige commonly refers to the last bits of something unwanted or negative.
After the argument, not a vestige of trust remained between them.
Visible Proof
Vestige implies that some tangible evidence is still observable.
Cracks in the ground were the only vestige of the earthquake.