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NONVERBAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nonverbal mean?
• NONVERBAL (adjective)
The adjective NONVERBAL has 3 senses:
1. being other than verbal communication
2. lacking verbal skill
3. involving little use of language
Familiarity information: NONVERBAL used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being other than verbal communication
Synonyms:
gestural; nonverbal
Context example:
art like gesture is a form of nonverbal expression
Similar:
communicative; communicatory (able or tending to communicate)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Lacking verbal skill
Context example:
rural students often come from nonverbal backgrounds
Similar:
communicative; communicatory (able or tending to communicate)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Involving little use of language
Context example:
a nonverbal intelligence test
Similar:
communicative; communicatory (able or tending to communicate)
Context examples
A disorder characterized by an impairment in the development of an individual's expressive and receptive language capabilities which is in contrast to his/her nonverbal intellect.
(Mixed Receptive-Expressive Language Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
A disorder characterized by an impairment in the development of an individual's expressive language which is in contrast to his/her nonverbal intellect and receptive language development.
(Expressive Language Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
Detecting the nuances of nonverbal communication between individuals will allow robots to serve in social spaces, allowing robots to perceive what people around them are doing, what moods they are in and whether they can be interrupted.
(Computer that Reads Body Language, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
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