indicative

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: in=dic=a=tive

CIDE DICTIONARY

indicative, a. [L. indicativus: cf. F. indicatif.].

•  Pointing out; bringing to notice; giving intimation or knowledge of something not visible or obvious.  [1913 Webster]

  "That truth is productive of utility, and utility indicative of truth, may be thus proved."  [1913 Webster]
•  Suggestive; representing the whole by a part, as a fleet by a ship, a forest by a tree, etc.  [1913 Webster]

Indicative mood (Gram.), that mood or form of the verb which indicates, that is, which simply affirms or denies or inquires; as, he writes; he is not writing; has the mail arrived?

indicative, n. 

 The indicative mood.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

indicative, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 (foll. by of) suggestive; serving as an indication.
2 Gram. (of a mood) denoting simple statement of a fact.
--n. Gram.
1 the indicative mood.
2 a verb in this mood.

Derivative

indicatively adv.

Etymology

ME f. F indicatif -ive f. LL indicativus (as INDICATE)

THESAURUS

indicative

Christophanic, Satanophanic, absolute, adducible, admissible, allegorical, allusive, allusory, angelophanic, appearing, associational, attestative, attestive, augural, authentic, based on, certain, characteristic, circumstantial, conclusive, conditional, connotational, connotative, convincing, cumulative, damning, decisive, definable, demonstrating, demonstrative, denominative, denotational, denotative, designative, determinative, diagnostic, disclosive, displaying, documentary, documented, emblematic, epiphanic, evidential, evidentiary, evincive, ex parte, exhibitive, expositional, expository, expressive, extended, extensional, eye-witness, factual, figural, figurative, final, firsthand, forerunning, foreshadowing, foreshowing, foretokening, forewarning, founded on, full of meaning, full of point, full of substance, grounded on, hearsay, heavy with meaning, identifying, ideographic, idiosyncratic, imperative, implicational, implicative, implicatory, implicit, incarnating, incarnational, incontrovertible, indicating, indicatory, indisputable, individual, inferential, insinuating, insinuative, insinuatory, intelligible, intensional, interpretable, intuitive, ironic, irrefutable, irresistible, jussive, manifestative, material, materializing, meaning, meaningful, meaty, metaphorical, mode, monitory, mood, naming, nuncupative, obligative, optative, overwhelming, pathognomonic, peculiar, permissive, pithy, pneumatophanic, pointed, potential, precursive, precursory, predictive, prefigurative, pregnant, preindicative, premonitory, presageful, presaging, presentational, presumptive, probative, prognostic, prognosticative, promulgatory, readable, referential, reliable, representative, revelational, revelatory, semantic, semiotic, sententious, showing, signalizing, significant, significative, signifying, subjunctive, substantial, suggestive, sure, symbolic, symbolistic, symbological, symptomatic, symptomatologic, telling, theophanic, transferred, typical, valid, warning, weighty

ROGET THESAURUS

indicative

Evidence

N evidence, facts, premises, data, praecognita, grounds, indication, criterion, testimony, testification, expert testimony, attestation, deposition, examination, admission, authority, warrant, credential, diploma, voucher, certificate, doquet, docket, testamur, record, document, pi ce justificative, deed, warranty, signature, seal, exhibit, material evidence, objective evidence, witness, indicator, hostile witness, eyewitness, earwitness, material witness, state's evidence, deponent, sponsor, cojuror, oral evidence, documentary evidence, hearsay evidence, external evidence, extrinsic evidence, internal evidence, intrinsic evidence, circumstantial evidence, cumulative evidence, ex parte evidence, presumptive evidence, collateral evidence, constructive evidence, proof, evidence in chief, secondary evidence, confirmation, corroboration, support, ratification, authentication, compurgation, wager of law, comprobation, citation, reference, legal research, literature search (experiment), showing, indicative, indicatory, deducible, grounded on, founded on, based on, corroborative, confirmatory, by inference, according to, witness, a fortiori, still more, still less, raison de plus, in corroboration, of, valeat quantum, under seal, under one's hand and seal, dictum de dicto, mise en evidence.

Indication

N indication, symbolism, symbolization, semiology, semiotics, semeiology, semeiotics, Zeitgeist, characteristic, diagnostic, lineament, feature, trait, fingerprint, voiceprint, footprint, noseprint, cloven hoof, footfall, recognition (memory), diagnostic, divining rod, detector, sign, symbol, index, indice, indicator, point, pointer, exponent, note, token, symptom, dollar sign, dollar mark, type, figure, emblem, cipher, device, representation, epigraph, motto, posy, gesture, gesticulation, pantomime, wink, glance, leer, nod, shrug, beck, touch, nudge, dactylology, dactylonomy, freemasonry, telegraphy, chirology, byplay, dumb show, cue, hint, clue, clew, key, scent, signal, signal post, rocket, blue light, watch fire, watch tower, telegraph, semaphore, flagstaff, cresset, fiery cross, calumet, heliograph, guidon, headlight, mark, scratch, line, stroke, dash, score, stripe, streak, tick, dot, point, notch, nick, print, imprint, impress, impression, keyboard symbols, printing symbols, red letter, italics, sublineation, underlining, bold font, jotting, note, annotation, reference, blaze, cedilla, guillemets, hachure, quotation marks, ", double quotes, " ", parentheses, "( )", brackets, "", braces, "", left arrow, "<", right arrow, ">", forward slash, "/", backward slash, "\", exclamation point, "!", commercial at, "@", pound sign, "#", percent sign, "%", carat, "", ampersand, "&", asterisk, "*", hyphen, "-", dash, "-", "_", em dash, "--", plus sign, "+", equals sign, "=", question mark, "?", period, ", ", semicolon, ", ", colon, ":", comma, ", ", apostrophe, "'", single quote, "'", tilde, "~", badge, criterion, countercheck, countermark, countersign, counterfoil, duplicate, tally, label, ticket, billet, letter, counter, check, chip, chop, dib, totem, tessera, card, bill, witness, voucher, stamp, cacher, trade mark, Hall mark, signature, mark, autograph, autography, attestation, hand, hand writing, sign manual, cipher, seal, sigil, signet, hand and seal, paraph, brand, superscription, indorsement, endorsement, password, watchword, catchword, security card, pass, passkey, credentials, open sesame, timbrology, mot de passe, mot du guet, pass-parole, shibboleth, title, heading, docket, address card, visiting card, carte de visite, insignia, banner, banneret, bannerol, bandrol, flag, colors, streamer, standard, eagle, labarum, oriflamb, oriflamme, figurehead, ensign, pennon, pennant, pendant, burgee, blue Peter, jack, ancient, gonfalon, union jack, banderole, old glory, quarantine flag, vexillum, yellow-flag, yellow jack, tricolor, stars and stripes, bunting, heraldry, crest, coat of arms, arms, armorial bearings, hatchment, escutcheon, scutcheon, shield, supporters, livery, uniform, cockade, epaulet, chevron, garland, love knot, favor, beacon, cairn, post, staff, flagstaff, hand, pointer, vane, cock, weathercock, guidepost, handpost, fingerpost, directing post, signpost, pillars of Hercules, pharos, bale-fire, beacon-fire, l'etoile du Nord, landmark, seamark, lighthouse, balize, polestar, loadstar, lodestar, cynosure, guide, address, direction, name, sign, signboard, warning, omen, prefigurement, trace, record, warning &c, alarm, scepter, trophy, gauge, milestone, milepost, brand, fool's cap, check, telltale, test, mileage ticket, milliary, notification, advertisement, word of command, call, bugle call, trumpet call, bell, alarum, cry, battle cry, rallying cry, angelus, reveille, sacring bell, sanctus bell, exposition &c (explanation), proof, pattern, indicating, indicative, indicatory, denotative, connotative, diacritical, representative, typical, symbolic, pantomimic, pathognomonic, symptomatic, characteristic, demonstrative, diagnostic, exponential, emblematic, armorial, individual, known by, recognizable by, indicated, pointed, marked, denotable, indelible, in token of, symbolically, in dumb show, ecce signum, ex ungue leonem, ex pede Herculem, vide ut supra, vultus ariete fortior.