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kinesic

kinesic adjective: of or pertaining to non-verbal behaviour related to movement, either of any part of the body or the body as a whole.

Adjective

kinesic (comparative more kinesic, superlative most kinesic)

  1. Of or pertaining to non-verbal behaviour related to movement, either of any part of the body or the body as a whole.

Forms of kinesic

comparativemore kinesic
superlativemost kinesic

Origin of kinesic

From kinesia + -ic.

Words formed from kinesic

Questions about kinesic

What does kinesic mean?
Kinesic means of or pertaining to non-verbal behaviour related to movement, either of any part of the body or the body as a whole.
What part of speech is kinesic?
Kinesic is an adjective.

Words near kinesic in the dictionary

  1. kinesia
  2. kinesia paradoxa
  3. kinesialgia
  4. kinesiatric
  5. kinesiatrics
  6. kinesic
  7. kinesically
  8. kinesics
  9. kinesigenic
  10. kinesigenicity
  11. kinesimeter

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