body language



body language

Any gesture, posture, or movement of the body or face to nonverbally communicate emotions, information, or emphasis. His voice was calm and steady, but his body language was quite hostile and threatening. Many US presidents develop signature body language that one can easily recognize when they are speaking in public.
See also: body, language

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hrotsuitha-Ancient Germanic
Wobbe-Frisian
Katica-Croatian, Slovene, Hungarian
DwainDWAYNEnglish
CobyKO-beeEnglish
Vasilii-Medieval Slavic