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

Word History and Origins

Origin of body language¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Pure climbers have calm body language: quiet shoulders, steady hips, legs that flutter on the pedals instead of pounding away.

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"You then went on to mimic Sam using both noises that mocked the way Sam talks and body language that included limp wrists," Big Brother said.

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My challenge was to listen and respond in real time, musically reacting to his words and body language.

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“I found that I started to sit differently and walk differently and it just changed my whole body language,” she said.

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Now, as his own body language and absences trigger doubt, the groundwork laid by his brutal attacks on the former president is amplifying the fallout.

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Related Words

• gesture