indicant vs shadow

shadow vs indicant

indicant and shadow both are nouns.

indicant is not a verb while shadow is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
indicant	Yes	No	No	No
shadow	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, shadow is a hyponym of indicant; that is, shadow is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than indicant:

indicant: something that serves to indicate or suggest
shadow: an indication that something has been present

Other hyponyms of indicant include gesture, evidence, tincture, trace, vestige, symptom, signalisation, signalization, pointing out, manifestation, mark, print, glimpse, forerunner, harbinger, herald, precursor, predecessor, clue, hint, smoke.

indicant (noun)	shadow (noun)
a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time	refuge from danger or observation
something that serves to indicate or suggest	something existing in perception only
	an indication that something has been present
	a premonition of something adverse
	an unilluminated area
	a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
	an inseparable companion
	a dominating and pervasive presence
	shade within clear boundaries

indicant (verb)	shadow (verb)
	follow, usually without the person's knowledge
	make appear small by comparison
	cast a shadow over

Difference between indicant and shadow

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