Nonverbal

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Overview of adj nonverbal

      »   The adj nonverbal has 4 meanings (first 1 from tagged texts)

• gestural, nonverbal -- (Being1.) Being, beingness, existence -- (the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries")
  
  2.) Organism, being -- (a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)
  
  being other than Verbal1.) Verbal -- (communicated in the form of words; "verbal imagery"; "a verbal protest")
  
  2.) Verbal -- (of or relating to or formed from words in general; "verbal ability")
  
  verbal communication; "the Study1.) Survey, study -- (a detailed critical inspection)
  
  2.) Study, work -- (applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading); "mastering a second language requires a lot of work"; "no schools offer graduate study in interior design")
  
  study of Gestural1.) Gestural, sign, signed, sign-language -- (used of the language of the deaf)
  
  2.) Gestural, nonverbal -- (being other than verbal communication; "the study of gestural communication"; "art like gesture is a form of nonverbal expression")
  
  gestural communication"; "Art1.) Art, fine art -- (the products of human creativity; works of art collectively; "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art")
  
  2.) Art, artistic creation, artistic production -- (the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully")
  
  art like Gesture1.) Gesture -- (motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling)
  
  2.) Gesture, motion -- (the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals)
  
  gesture is a Form1.) Form, word form, signifier, descriptor -- (the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached")
  
  2.) Kind, sort, form, variety -- (a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?")
  
  form of nonverbal expression")

• nonverbal -- (Concerned1.) Refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on -- (have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments")
  
  2.) Concern, interest, occupy, worry -- (be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant")
  
  concerned with numbers Rather1.) Rather, instead -- (on the contrary; "rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left"; "he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"; "used English terms instead of Latin ones")
  
  2.) Rather, kind of, kinda, sort of -- (to some (great or small) extent; "it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy")
  
  rather than Words1.) Words -- (the words that are spoken; "I listened to his words very closely")
  
  2.) Lyric, words, language -- (the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language")
  
  words; "the Numerical1.) Numeric, numerical -- (measured or expressed in numbers; "numerical value"; "the numerical superiority of the enemy")
  
  2.) Numeral, numerical, numeric -- (of or relating to or denoting numbers; "a numeral adjective"; "numerical analysis")
  
  numerical part of the test"; "the nonverbal factor")

• nonverbal -- (Lacking1.) Miss, lack -- (be without; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewellery box!")
  
  1.) Lacking, missing, nonexistent, wanting -- (not existing; "innovation has been sadly lacking"; "character development is missing from the book")
  
  lacking verbal Skill1.) Skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment -- (an ability that has been acquired by training)
  
  2.) Skill, science -- (ability to produce solutions in some problem domain; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism")
  
  skill; "rural Students1.) Student, pupil, educatee -- (a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution)
  
  2.) Scholar, scholarly person, bookman, student -- (a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines)
  
  students often Come1.) Semen, seed, seminal fluid, ejaculate, cum, come -- (the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract)
  
  1.) Come, come up -- (move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room")
  
  come from nonverbal backgrounds")

• nonverbal -- (Involving1.) Involve, affect, regard -- (connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business")
  
  2.) Involve -- (engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!")
  
  involving little Use1.) Use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise -- (the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers")
  
  2.) Use -- (a particular service; "he put his knowledge to good use"; "patrons have their uses")
  
  use of Language1.) Language, linguistic communication -- (a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written")
  
  2.) Speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication -- ((language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets")
  
  language; "a nonverbal Intelligence1.) Intelligence -- (the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience)
  
  2.) Intelligence, intelligence service, intelligence agency -- (a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy)
  
  intelligence test")