different between indicative vs distinguishing

English

Alternative forms

• (abbreviation, grammar): ind.

Etymology

From Middle French indicatif, from Late Latin indic?t?vus.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?n?d?k.?.t?v/

Adjective

indicative (comparative more indicative, superlative most indicative)

1. serving as a sign, indication or suggestion of something

   He had pains indicative of a heart attack.

2. (grammar) of, or relating to the indicative mood

Translations

Noun

indicative (countable and uncountable, plural indicatives)

1. (grammar, uncountable) The indicative mood.
2. (grammar, countable) A term in the indicative mood.

Translations

Further reading

• indicative on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Adjective

indicative

1. feminine singular of indicatif

Italian

Adjective

indicative

1. feminine plural of indicativo

Anagrams

• indicatevi

Latin

Adjective

indic?t?ve

1. vocative masculine singular of indic?t?vus

English

Verb

distinguishing

1. present participle of distinguish

Adjective

distinguishing (comparative more distinguishing, superlative most distinguishing)

1. That serves to distinguish.

Derived terms

• distinguishing penant
• undistinguishing

Translations

Noun

distinguishing (plural distinguishings)

1. The act by which something is distinguished or told apart.
   • 2012, R. R. Cox, Schutz’s Theory of Relevance: A Phenomenological Critique (page 49)

     There are not only these identifyings going on, but also there are distinguishings. For just as in the example above there are identifications of the various extents, there are distinguishings of these extents.