non-verbal

UK /ˌnɒnˈvɜː.bl̩/ US /ˌnɒnˈvɜː.bl̩/
adj 3noun 1

Definitions

adj

1

In a form other than written or spoken words, such as gestures, facial expressions or body language.

2

Of or relating to a word that belongs to any part of speech other than that of verbs.

In the Moroccan dialect of Meknès, verbal negation is by means of the circumfix ma...-š, as in (15), while nonverbal negation is primarily by means of invariable ma-ši before the nonverbal predicate, as in (16).

Negative prefix in Russian is a distinctive feature of nonverbal parts of speech, namesly, nouns (even those that do not denote situations, e.g. 3a), adjectives (3b), and adverbs (3c): […]

3

Unable to speak.

noun

1

A sound, gesture, etc. that is not a word.

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