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gestural
ges·ture G0108200 (jĕs′chər)n.1. a. A motion of the limbs or body made to express or help express thought or to emphasize speech.b. The action of making such a motion or motions: communicated solely by gesture.2. An act or a remark made as a formality or as a sign of intention or attitude: sent flowers as a gesture of sympathy.v. ges·tured, ges·tur·ing, ges·tures v.intr. To make gestures.v.tr. To show, express, or direct by gestures: gestured her disapproval.
[Middle English, from Medieval Latin gestūra, bearing, from Latin gestus, past participle of gerere, to carry, carry on, act.]
ges′tur·al adj.ges′tur·al·ly adv.ges′tur·er n.Synonyms: gesture, gesticulation, sign, signal
These nouns denote an expressive, meaningful bodily motion: a gesture of approval; frantic gesticulations to get help; made a sign for silence; gave the signal to advance.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | gestural - used of the language of the deafsign, sign-language, signedcommunicatory, communicative - able or tending to communicate; "was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew"- W.M.Thackeray | | 2. | gestural - being other than verbal communication; "the study of gestural communication"; "art like gesture is a form of nonverbal expression"nonverbalcommunicatory, communicative - able or tending to communicate; "was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew"- W.M.Thackeray |
TranslationsIdiomsSeegesturegestural
Related to gestural: Gestural abstraction, gestural communication, Gestural paintingSynonyms for gesturaladj used of the language of the deafSynonymsRelated Words- communicatory
- communicative
adj being other than verbal communicationSynonymsRelated Words- communicatory
- communicative
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