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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 communicationplay

2. lacking verbal skillplay

3. involving little use of languageplay

  Familiarity information: NONVERBAL used as an adjective is uncommon.


 Dictionary entry details 


NONVERBAL (adjective)


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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