Nonverbal

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of non-verbal. alt-of, alternative

    "So obviously when we think about nonverbal behavior, or body language -- but we call it nonverbals as social scientists -- it's language, so we think about communication. When we think about communication, we think about interactions."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of non-verbal. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

    "In the Moroccan dialect of Meknès, verbal negation is by means of the circumfix ma...-š, as in (15), while nonverbal negation is primarily by means of invariable ma-ši before the nonverbal predicate, as in (16)."

Adjective
  1. 1
    being other than verbal communication wordnet
  2. 2
    involving little use of language wordnet
  3. 3
    lacking verbal skill wordnet

Synonyms

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communicativegestural

Example

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"Up to 60% of Imogen of the Internet's nonverbal social cues are snarky hashtags."

Etymology

From non- + verbal.

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non verbal

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