gestic
/ˈd͡ʒɛstɪk/
gestic adjective: relating to the movement of the body, or consisting of gestures.
Adjective
gestic (not comparable)
- Relating to the movement of the body, or consisting of gestures.
- gestic actor
- gestic theater
- Synonyms:
- gestual
- Pertaining to deeds or feats of arms; legendary.
- Dames of ancient days / Have led their children through the mirthful maze, / And the gay grandſire, ſkill'd in gestic lore, / Has friſk'd beneath the burthen of threeſcore.1764 December 19 (indicated as 1765), Oliver Goldsmith, The Traveller, or A Prospect of Society. A Poem. […], London: […] J[ohn] Newbery, […], →OCLC, pages 13–14
Examples of gestic in a sentence
- Carried away by the enthusiasm of the gestic art [i.e. dancing].1822, [Walter Scott], Peveril of the Peak. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co....
- Over long passages there is little gestic innervation1981, Georg Rudolf, The Theatrical Notation of Roman and Pre-Shakespearean Comedy:
Synonyms of gestic
- gestual
Origin of gestic
From gest + -ic. See gest (“a deed”), gesture.
Questions about gestic
- What does gestic mean?
- Gestic means relating to the movement of the body, or consisting of gestures.
- How do you use gestic in a sentence?
- Carried away by the enthusiasm of the gestic art [i.e. dancing].
- What part of speech is gestic?
- Gestic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce gestic?
- Gestic is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛstɪk/.
Words near gestic in the dictionary
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