indicia

Distinguishing features shown

Indicia is the plural of indicium, a sign or indication.

The word appears almost exclusively in legal and official contexts, where indicia means identifying marks or distinguishing features: The package bore the indicia of having been tampered with.

Bulk mail displays postal indicia—printed marks showing postage has been paid.

mark

trademark

Registered commercial identifier

  • insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
  • badgeWorn symbol of membership
  • sealAuthentication stamp or mark

stamp · hallmark · watermark · imprint · brand · logo · emblem · crest · monogram · label

evidence

proof

Demonstration of truth

corroboration · substantiation · confirmation · documentation · attestation · testimony · witness · affidavit · deposition · exhibit

legal

ownership

Legal right of possession

inference · circumstantial · statutory · regulatory · compliance · tax stamps · licensing · authenticity · genuineness · origin

sign

signal

Message-conveying cue

manifestation · evidence · symptom · marker · pointer · hint · suggestion · trace · vestige · earmark

postal

bulk mail

Discounted high-volume postage

permit · metered · nonprofit · standard mail · first class · postage paid · frank

Opposites
sign vs. substance

indiciasubstance

Physical material with mass

essence · referent · reality · actuality · subject matter

evidence vs. concealment

indiciaconcealment

Act of hiding something

camouflage · obfuscation · disguise · misdirection · erasure

suggestion vs. proof

indiciaproof

Demonstration of truth

conclusive evidence · demonstration · verification · confirmation · certainty

Phrases
Family

indicate, indication, indicator, indicates, indicating, indicative, indicators, indications, indices

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