indicia

See also: indiciá

English

Etymology

From Latin indicia, plural of indicium (“a notice, information, discovery, sign, mark, token”), from index (“index”); see index.

Noun

indicia

1. plural of indicium
2. (formal) Indications or signs.

   This document has none of the indicia of a contract of adhesion.

   • 2018 May 28, Jessica Pressler, “Maybe She Had So Much Money She Just Lost Track of It”, in New York Magazine‎:

     Anna looked at the soul of New York and recognized that if you distract people with shiny objects, with large wads of cash, with the indicia of wealth, if you show them the money, they will be virtually unable to see anything else.

3. Distinctive markings.
   • 2003, Scott Bukatman, Matters of Gravity: Special Effects and Supermen in the 20th Century:

     Spiderman,^[sic] The Thing, The Hulk, The Fantastic Four, the distinctive names and likenesses thereof, and all related indicia are trademarks of Marvel Characters, Inc.

Noun

indicia (plural indicias)

1. (philately) A preprinted marking on a mailpiece which shows that postage has been paid by the sender.

Related terms

• index
• indicate
• indicial

Latin

Noun

indicia

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of indicium

Portuguese

Verb

indicia

1. inflection of indiciar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

indicia

1. inflection of indiciar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative