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INDICATIVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
Synonyms:
common mood; declarative; declarative mood; fact mood; indicative; indicative mood
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("indicative" is a kind of...):
modality; mode; mood (verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(usually followed by 'of') pointing out or revealing clearly
Example:
actions indicative of fear
Synonyms:
indicative; indicatory; revelatory; significative; suggestive
Classified under:
Similar:
revealing (showing or making known)
Derivation:
indicate (give evidence of)
indicate (be a signal for or a symptom of)
indicate (suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements
Example:
indicative mood
Synonyms:
declarative; indicative
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
grammar (the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics))
Pertainym:
indicative mood (a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact)
Context examples:
A method of biological assay that looks for the presence of unique molecules or sequences considered indicative for a condition or state.
(Biomarker Analysis, NCI Thesaurus)
Failure to achieve a particular milestone by a given age is indicative of developmental delay.
(Developmental Milestone, NCI Thesaurus)
Now, scientists have a better sense of how these reflective areas formed and changed over time — processes indicative of an active, evolving world.
(Bright Areas on Ceres Suggest Geologic Activity, NASA)
I found him sitting out in the middle of the floor on his stool, a pose which is generally indicative of some mental energy on his part.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
This last came to him as a surprise; it was tremendously indicative of the highness of their caste, of the enormous distance that stretched between her and him.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
In the breast they can be seen using mammography, and if found in clusters may be indicative of breast cancer.
(Microcalcification, NCI Thesaurus)
A collection of symptoms that include severe edema, proteinuria, and hypoalbuminemia; it is indicative of renal dysfunction.
(Nephrotic Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
A cruel thing happened just before supper, indicative of the callousness and brutishness of these men.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
Minimal extension into stroma with gland formation or cytologic features indicative of glandular differentiation.
(Microinvasive Adenocarcinoma of the Mouse Prostate Gland, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
The bulging or depression of the membranous soft spots can be indicative of intracranial fluid buildup or systemic dehydration.
(Fontanelle, NCI Thesaurus)
