indicia

[in-dish-ee-uh]

plural noun

singular

indicium 

1. a postal marking used rather than a stamp or a regular cancellation on each item in a large shipment of prepaid mail.

2. Often

   1. a printed message or instruction, especially one stamped on a package.

      an indicium of “bulk mail.”

   2. an indication or token.

indicia

/ ɪnˈdɪʃɪə /

plural noun

1. distinguishing markings or signs; indications

Other Word Forms

• indicial adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of indicia¹

1615–25; < Latin, plural of indicium indicium

Word History and Origins

Origin of indicia¹

C17: from Latin, plural of indicium a notice, from _index

Example Sentences

In these cases and others, there is no evidence that the individual targeted by ICE had any indicia of undocumented status other than the fact that they “looked” Latino.

From Slate

“And it is plain from the record before us that there were ‘sufficient indicia of reliability’ to support a reasonable conclusion the whistleblower complaint and the Hueston report were well founded.”

From Los Angeles Times

Of the 4,500 tips that the FBI received, “None were investigated or even screened for indicia of credibility,” according to the report.

From Salon

Brady agreed that the source was “highly credible” and said there were “sufficient indicia of credibility” to pass along the account to federal prosecutors.

From Los Angeles Times

“That there exists no loan agreements or other indicia of an actual loan certainly suggests the existence of an alternate possible characterization of the large money transfer as income.”

From Salon

Related Words

• explanation 
• expression 
• gesture 
• hint 
• implication 
• inkling 
• manifestation 
• omen 
• proof 
• reminder 
• sign 
• signal 
• suggestion 
• symptom 
• trace 
• warning