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
Hilarion-Ancient Greek
Franco (1)-Ancient Germanic
Walters[.wɔ:ltəz]
RŮŽEna-Czech
'Ari'el-Biblical Hebrew
Wenzel-German