Indexical
adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An indexical term.
"So even with indexicals, there is a Sinn for every meaning."
Adjective
- 1 Of, pertaining to, or like, an index; having the form of an index.
- 2 Having or imparting a meaning, or signifying a referent, that changes according to context.
"In order that they might represent the worlds of experience and imagination, such symbols have to be put together with ‘indexical’ signs, as Peirce termed them, such as articles (the, some), demonstratives (this, those), tense-inflections (walk-s, walk-ed), moods (may/might walk, shall/should walk) etc."
Adjective
- 1 of or relating to or serving as an index wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"In order that they might represent the worlds of experience and imagination, such symbols have to be put together with ‘indexical’ signs, as Peirce termed them, such as articles (the, some), demonstratives (this, those), tense-inflections (walk-s, walk-ed), moods (may/might walk, shall/should walk) etc."
Etymology
From index + -ical.