nonverbal
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3.7
- adjective
- /nɒnˈvɜːrbl/
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no verbal
- Participants were also asked about nonverbal practices that they routinely used in teaching.
- nonverbal communication
- nonverbal cues
- nonverbal signals
So it's hard to fake the nonverbal secure cues that are in the world.
- So it's hard to fake the nonverbal secure cues that are in the world.
- So it's wired into our brains to have an amazing sensitivity to people's nonverbal communications.
- Body language, nonverbal communication, the way you smile, the look in your eyes, you can't lie about that.
- Miss Ball goes on the computer and at this point forward, we're nonverbal now, the circus people where no more words really exist.
Examples
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So it's wired into our brains to have an amazing sensitivity to people's nonverbal communications.
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Children often rely on nonverbal communication, such as gestures and facial expressions, to interact with others.
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I looked at her and she looked at me, our eyes locked in nonverbal communication.
Fiction book (1995) -
Body language, nonverbal communication, the way you smile, the look in your eyes, you can't lie about that.
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When students cannot access visual information and nonverbal communication, the task of engaging these students becomes more challenging.
Academic text (2008) -
Before teachers can implement the principles of positive nonverbal communication, they must recognize the existence of nonverbal language.
Academic text (2013) -
Interactions are exchanges, verbal or nonverbal, between two or more family members.
Academic text (2008) -
Nevertheless, these findings suggest that both nonverbal and verbal signals are important in signaling consent.
Academic text (1999) -
Because the arts draw upon multiple intelligences and senses, the nonverbal arts are conceptually like language.
Academic text (1994) -
Blind individuals cannot access these nonverbal cues, leading to a perceived disadvantage that may result in social isolation.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
2
6.3
Communication using movements of the hands or body to show meaning
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8.1
The way people use voice, face, and body to show meaning without words
Not expressed in words but shown by actions or silence
A way to send messages without using the voice, for example gestures
Made clear by feelings or senses instead of words
Not said in words but shown by actions or looks
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.1
A skill for understanding and solving problems without words
How Verbal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nonverbal is made of non- meaning 'not' and verbal meaning 'word' or 'speech', like the word verb. So a nonverbal signal is 'not using words', for example a gesture, a look, or body language.