1.
[syn: gestural, nonverbal]
2. lacking verbal skill;
- Example: "rural students often come from nonverbal backgrounds"
3. involving little use of language;
- Example: "a nonverbal intelligence test"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
nonverbal \nonverbal\, non-verbal \non-verbal\adj.
Involving little or no use of language; as, gestures are a
form of nonverbal communication.
Syn: non-verbal.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
nonverbal
adj 1: being other than verbal communication; "the study of
gestural communication"; "art like gesture is a form of
nonverbal expression" [syn: gestural, nonverbal]
2: lacking verbal skill; "rural students often come from
nonverbal backgrounds"
3: involving little use of language; "a nonverbal intelligence
test"