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

It was about responding in the moment to Raymond’s voice, body language and rhythm, without trying to emulate or echo anything I had experienced before.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Salon

But the turbulent charge of Leroy’s voice and body language serves another purpose: keeping the character’s history as an oppressed Black man cruelly cut off from his soulmate ever in sight.

From Los Angeles Times

Dr Rosie Jahng, an associate professor of communications from Wayne State University in Michigan, believes that the insights offered by reality TV into social cues, body language, and deception, can be valuable.

From BBC

Related Words

• gesture