BODY LANGUAGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does body language mean? 

• BODY LANGUAGE (noun)
  The noun BODY LANGUAGE has 1 sense:

1. communication via the movements or attitudes of the body

  Familiarity information: BODY LANGUAGE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BODY LANGUAGE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Communication via the movements or attitudes of the body

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("body language" is a kind of...):

visual communication (communication that relies on vision)

 Context examples 

A self-driving car could get an early warning that a pedestrian is about to step into the street by monitoring body language.

(Computer that Reads Body Language, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)