nonverbal communication

noun

1. psychol those aspects of communication, such as gestures and facial expressions, that do not involve verbal communication but which may include nonverbal aspects of speech itself (accent, tone of voice, speed of speaking, etc)

nonverbal communication

1. Communication without the use of spoken language. Nonverbal communication includes gestures, facial expressions, and body positions (known collectively as “body language”), as well as unspoken understandings and presuppositions, and cultural and environmental conditions that may affect any encounter between people.

Example Sentences

“Some studies say that nonverbal communication is 90 percent of communication,” said Venture.

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Gibson uses the example of asking someone out on a date as how younger generations turn to nonverbal communication to save face.

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In five minutes, we traded mountains of nonverbal communication, and I think we were both a little relieved.

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