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View synonyms for body language

body language

noun

  1. nonverbal, usually unconscious, communication through the use of postures, gestures, facial expressions, and the like.


body language

noun

  1. the nonverbal imparting of information by means of conscious or subconscious bodily gestures, posture, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of body language1

First recorded in 1925–30
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Example Sentences

For example, how you express your stance might be clearer in person and video chat, because of body language and tone of voice, than with instant messaging.

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The moderator would also check on the chat window, look out for digital raised hands, read the cues and body language on people’s video feeds.

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Confident body language, therefore, can be just as important as confident speech.

Luckily, you only need to focus on a few specific action areas to fine-tune your body language for success.

Phone calls and video chats have removed layers of personality from the job interviewing process, limiting the ability to read body language and erasing the way people behave in office settings from the equation all together.

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By contrast, if body language is any indication, Obama and Xi were getting along rather well.

The officers address individuals in a soft and calm voice, making sure their body language is open and non-threatening.

By recognizing our body language robots can react to the way we feel.

It can be implicit and it can be body language, but it must be clear and unambiguous.

“Most of the time, the body language was very violent towards the sculpture,” Adicéam said.

Since the men did not speak the Indian dialects, sex was a body language.

The kid was up now, body language saying he wanted to get far away, fast.

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