nonspeaking

• Descreve uma pessoa, especialmente autista, que não usa a fala oral para se comunicar, ou um papel em uma peça que não exige falar.

Describes a person, especially an autistic individual, who does not use spoken language to communicate, or a role in performance that involves no spoken lines.

1. Not involving speechB2formal

   Describes a role, performance, or situation that does not require or involve spoken words.

   Sem palavras

   • She played a nonspeaking role in the school play.
   • The actor took a nonspeaking part in the film.
   • The performance included several nonspeaking scenes.

   Sinônimosnonverbalsilentvoicelesswordless

   Antônimosoralspokenverbal

2. Not capable of speechB2formal

   Describes a person or creature who is unable to speak.

   Não falante

   • The character in the story was a nonspeaking child.
   • The robot was designed as a nonspeaking assistant.
   • In the movie, the alien was a nonspeaking being.

   Sinônimosaphonicdumbmutespeechlessvoiceless

   Antônimosspeakingverbal