Word.ws English Dictionary

ind.

ind. is the abbreviation of independent.

ind. is the abbreviation of indicative.

ind. is the abbreviation of indigenous.

ind. is the abbreviation of indirect.

ind. is the abbreviation of industrial.

ind. is the abbreviation of indirectly.

Meaning of independent

Adjective

independent (comparative more independent, superlative most independent)

  1. Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.
    • Niinisto pointed out that he had already told Putin at their first meeting in 2012 that “each independent nation would maximize its own security.”
      “That is still the case. By joining NATO, Finland will strengthen its own security and assume its responsibilities. It is not something away from...2022 May 14, Jari Tanner, “Putin warns Finland NATO membership would harm relations”, in AP News, archived from the original on 14 May 2022
  2. Not affiliated with any political party.
    • the independent candidate
  3. Providing a comfortable livelihood.
    • an independent property
  4. Not subject to bias or influence; self-directing.
    • a man of an independent mind
  5. Separate from; exclusive; irrespective.
    • That obligation in general, under which we conceive ourselves bound to obey a law, independent of those resources which the law provides for its own enforcement.1795, Robert Plumer Ward, An Enquiry into the Foundation and History of the Law of Nations in Europe from the Time of the Greeks and Romans to the Age of Grotius

See all 11 meanings of independent

Meaning of indicative

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. Of, or relating to the indicative mood.

See all 4 meanings of indicative

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Ind.

Ind.

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Indiana: a state of the United States.
  2. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of India: a country in South Asia.

Adjective capitalized: Ind.

Ind.

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of ind..

Proper noun (2) capitalized: IND.

IND.

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Indiana: a state of the United States.

Forms of ind.

pluralinds.

Phrases with ind.

Questions about ind.

What is ind. the abbreviation of?
Ind. is the abbreviation of independent.
What part of speech is ind.?
Ind. can be a proper noun or an adjective.

Words near ind. in the dictionary

  1. incysting
  2. incysts
  3. IND
  4. Ind Est
  5. Ind Ests
  6. ind.
  7. Inda
  8. indaba
  9. indabas
  10. indacaterol
  11. indacene

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: ind. (page history and authors); Ind. (page history and authors); IND. (page history and authors); independent (page history and authors); indicative (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “ind..” Word.ws, https://word.ws/ind.. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.