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nonverbal

nonverbal is the alternative form of non-verbal.

Meaning of non-verbal

Adjective

non-verbal (not comparable)

  1. In a form other than written or spoken words, such as gestures, facial expressions or body language.
  2. (rare) Of or relating to a word that belongs to any part of speech other than that of verbs.
    • In the Moroccan dialect of Meknès, verbal negation is by means of the circumfix ma...-š, as in (15), while nonverbal negation is primarily by means of invariable ma-ši before the nonverbal predicate, as in (16).1991, Bernard Comrie, “On the Importance of Arabic to General Linguistic Theory”, in Bernard Comrie, Mushira Eid, editors, Perspectives on Arabic Linguistics III: Papers from the Third Annual...
  3. Unable to speak.

See all 4 meanings of non-verbal

Forms of nonverbal

pluralnonverbals

Origin of nonverbal

From non- + verbal.

Words formed from nonverbal

Phrases with nonverbal

Questions about nonverbal

What is nonverbal the alternative form of?
Nonverbal is the alternative form of non-verbal.

Words near nonverbal in the dictionary

  1. nonventilation
  2. nonventilatory
  3. nonventing
  4. nonventral
  5. nonverb
  6. nonverbal
  7. nonverbal communication
  8. nonverbal communications
  9. nonverbal learning disorder
  10. nonverbal learning disorders
  11. nonverbalizable

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