paralinguistic

para·lin·guis·tic
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UK/pæɹəlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/US/ˌpæɹəlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/

adjective

Of or pertaining to, or communicated through, paralanguage; of or pertaining to paralinguistics.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

adjectiveparalinguistic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to, or communicated through, paralanguage; of or pertaining to paralinguistics.

Origin

Translations

Danish paralingvistisk
  • paralingvistiskof or pertaining to paralanguage or paralinguistics
Finnish parakielellinen, paralingvistinen
  • parakielellinenof or pertaining to paralanguage or paralinguistics
  • paralingvistinenof or pertaining to paralanguage or paralinguistics
French paralinguistique
  • paralinguistiqueof or pertaining to paralanguage or paralinguistics
German paralinguistisch
  • paralinguistischof or pertaining to paralanguage or paralinguistics
Italian paralinguistico
  • paralinguisticoof or pertaining to paralanguage or paralinguistics
Norwegian Bokmål paralingvistisk
  • paralingvistiskof or pertaining to paralanguage or paralinguistics
Spanish paralingüístico
  • paralingüísticoof or pertaining to paralanguage or paralinguistics
Swedish paralingvistisk
  • paralingvistiskof or pertaining to paralanguage or paralinguistics

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Cite this entry
APA

paralinguistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paralinguistic

MLA

“paralinguistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paralinguistic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paralinguistic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paralinguistic.

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