- adj. being other than verbal communication (view details)
- adj. involving little use of language (view details)
- adj. lacking verbal skill (view details)
- adj. concerned with numbers rather than words (view details)
Meaning 1: (adjective) being other than verbal communication
Usage Example(s): art like gesture is a form of nonverbal expression, the study of gestural communication
Synonym(s): gestural ( what does gestural stand for? )
Similar(s): communicative ( what does communicative stand for? ), communicatory ( what does communicatory stand for? )
Meaning 2: (adjective) involving little use of language
Usage Example(s): a nonverbal intelligence test
Similar(s): communicative, communicatory
Meaning 3: (adjective) lacking verbal skill
Usage Example(s): rural students often come from nonverbal backgrounds
Similar(s): communicative, communicatory
Meaning 4: (adjective) concerned with numbers rather than words
Usage Example(s): the nonverbal factor, the numerical part of the test
Similar(s): mathematical ( what does mathematical stand for? ), numerical ( what does numerical stand for? )
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