Definitions for body language
body lan·guage

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1. body languagenoun

   communication via the movements or attitudes of the body

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1. body languagenoun

   Nonverbal communication by means of facial expressions, eye behavior, gestures, posture, and the like; often thought to be involuntary.

2. body languagenoun

   Deliberate, usually culturally influenced, nonverbal communication using the body through facial expressions, gestures, dance, mime, etc.

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1. Body language

   Body language is a type of a nonverbal communication in which physical behaviors, as opposed to words, are used to express or convey the information. Such behavior includes facial expressions, body posture, gestures, eye movement, touch and the use of space. Body language exists in both animals and humans, but this article focuses on interpretations of human body language. It is also known as kinesics. Although body language is an important part of communication, most of it happens without conscious awareness. For instance, when your blind date arrives, you may begin to tap your foot nervously without realizing it. Fortunately, by learning more on this topic we can become skilled at understanding other people's posture. Body language must not be confused with sign language, as sign languages are full languages like spoken languages and have their own complex grammar systems, as well as being able to exhibit the fundamental properties that exist in all languages. Body language, on the other hand, does not have a grammar system and must be interpreted broadly, instead of having an absolute meaning corresponding with a certain movement, so it is not a language like sign language, and is simply termed as a "language" due to popular culture. In a society, there are agreed-upon interpretations of particular behavior. Interpretations may vary from country to country, or culture to culture. On this note, there is controversy on whether body language is universal. Body language, a subset of nonverbal communication, complements verbal communication in social interaction. In fact some researchers conclude that nonverbal communication accounts for the majority of information transmitted during interpersonal interactions. It helps to establish the relationship between two people and regulates interaction, but can be ambiguous.

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1. body language

   Body language is a form of non-verbal communication that involves physical behaviors, expressions, gestures, postures, and movements that people use to express or convey information, emotions, or intentions. This can include facial expressions, eye contact, posture, touch, and the use of space. Body language is often considered an important aspect of communication as it can provide cues about a person's feelings or attitudes which words alone may not fully express.

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1. Body language

   Body language is a form of mental and physical ability of human non-verbal communication, consisting of body posture, gestures, facial expressions, and eye movements. Humans send and interpret such signals almost entirely subconsciously. James Borg states that human communication consists of 93 percent body language and paralinguistic cues, while only 7% of communication consists of words themselves; however, Albert Mehrabian, the researcher whose 1960s work is the source of these statistics, has stated that this is a misunderstanding of the findings. Body language may provide clues as to the attitude or state of mind of a person. For example, it may indicate aggression, attentiveness, boredom, relaxed state, pleasure, amusement, and intoxication. Body language is significant to communication and relationships. It is relevant to management and leadership in business and also in places where it can be observed by many people. It can also be relevant to some outside of the workplace. It is commonly helpful in dating, mating, in family settings, and parenting. Although body language is non-verbal or non-spoken, it can reveal a lot about your feelings and meaning to others and also how other others reveal their feelings toward you. Body language signals happen on a conscious and unconscious level.

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How to pronounce body language?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say body language in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of body language in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of body language in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of body language in a Sentence

1. Eric Goulard:

   Humankind suffer their emotion. We can not hide them. In Body Language secrets are revealed.

2. Jill Biden:

   That's what I've learned from body language, and as a teacher, that's a really important part of my profession, that I can read my classroom and see who's sort of all tight and into themselves, and who's open to what I'm teaching. Body language is important.

3. Deontay Wilder:

   When I hit him with the right hand the first time, his body language changed.

4. Ladd Everitt:

   He has the body language of a man who doesn’t like talking about this.

5. Pamela Anderson:

   He doesn’t speak very good English, I don’t speak very good French, but we have the body language, the language of love, another communication level that is deeper than words.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=body language
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Body_Language
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_Language
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=body language