gestural

Relating to or consisting of gestures; used to describe communication or expression through body movements rather than words.

• 🇫🇷Relatif aux gestes ou consistant en gestes ; utilisé pour décrire une communication ou une expression par les mouvements du corps plutôt que par les mots.

1. Relating to sign language B2 formal

   Used to describe communication that relies on hand movements and gestures, especially in the language of the deaf.

   • Gestural languages like American Sign Language are fully expressive.
   • The actor learned a gestural system for the role of a deaf character.
   • Many deaf communities use gestural communication as their primary language.

   🇫🇷relatif à la langue des signes

   Synonymes: manualsign-languagesigned

2. Non-verbal communication B2 formal

   Involving or relating to communication through body movements, facial expressions, or actions rather than spoken words.

   • Her gestural cues indicated she was not interested.
   • The mime's performance was purely gestural.
   • Gestural communication is often more powerful than words.

   🇫🇷Gestuel (communication non verbale)

   Synonymes: body languagenonverbal

   Antonymes: spokenverbal

• more gestural comparative form
• most gestural superlative form