body language

plural body languages

1. uncountableusuallyNonverbal communication by means of facial expressions, eye behavior, gestures, posture, and the like.

   There are, however, body languages that can transcend cultural lines.

   2000, Julius Fast, Body Language

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   The one question is whether Paul Pogba was taken off just before half-time to rest him or because of a problem. The midfielder’s body language suggested it was the former and he appeared on the pitch after the final whistle.

   2017 May 21, Jamie Jackson, “Josh Harrop sets Manchester United on way to win over Crystal Palace”, in the Guardian

   As with spoken languages, body languages are used by everyone to live out their lives, to communicate, and to accomplish things in the world — all of which can be done with more or less success with no awareness of the rule-structures that govern the use of body language or its connection with the culture, far less the metaphysics of self that is involved.

   2004, Drid Williams, “Body Language(s)”, in Anthropology and the Dance: Ten Lectures, page 163

   2008, P. Brunelli - Uptodate Fashion Academy, 2.03: Body language & imagination, in Emotional Trend: Psyche > Creativity > Beauty to Fashion, In artistic terms, the synthesis between body languages and dressing languages is expressed in dances, since the rhythmic and creative movement of the body reveals emotions and culture.