Other forms: indications
An indication is a sign that points to how things stand. An early indication, no indication of trouble, give an indication.
It is weaker than proof and stronger than a guess, which is exactly why it is useful in careful writing. In medicine an indication is a reason to give a treatment, and a contraindication is a reason not to. The Latin means a pointing out.
1nounindicationA sign that points to how things stand.
“There's no indication that the weather will improve this weekend.”
indication is a sign.
Latin indicatio comes from indicare, to point out — in plus dicare, to proclaim. Index and dictate are relatives.
Proto-Indo-European
*deyḱ-
Latin
indicātiō — a showing, indicating the value of something; valuation
Old French
indication
English, today
indication
Built from
From Old French indication, from Latin indicātiō (“a showing, indicating the value of something; valuation”), from indicō (“point out, indicate, show; value”); see indicate; compare French indication, Spanish indicación, Italian indicazione. by surface analysis, indicate + -ion.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA