indicant adjective 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •indicative; that points out.The ability to suffer patiently, then, is indicant of spiritual maturity — 2009 noun1 •Something which indicates or points out; an indicatorYet in spite of the essential crudity of this advertising, it had very early developed the value of the trademark as an indicant of quality in the product to which it was attached. — 1910 formsindicants