All kinesics synonyms

noun kinesics

• nonverbal communication — gesture and facial expression
• nod — to make a slight, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command.
• signal — anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: a traffic signal; a signal to leave.
• sign — a token; indication.
• token — something serving to represent or indicate some fact, event, feeling, etc.; sign: Black is a token of mourning.
• indication — anything serving to indicate or point out, as a sign or token.
• body language — Your body language is the way in which you show your feelings or thoughts to other people by means of the position or movements of your body, rather than with words.
• action — Action is doing something for a particular purpose.
• reminder — a person or thing that serves to remind.
• salute — Military. to pay respect to or honor by some formal act, as by raising the right hand to the side of the headgear, presenting arms, firing cannon, dipping colors, etc.
• gesture — a movement or position of the hand, arm, body, head, or face that is expressive of an idea, opinion, emotion, etc.: the gestures of an orator; a threatening gesture.
• curtsy — If a woman or a girl curtsies, she lowers her body briefly, bending her knees and sometimes holding her skirt with both hands, as a way of showing respect for an important person.
• bow — When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body towards them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect.
• wink — to close and open one or both eyes quickly.
• mime — the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
• intimation — the act of intimating, or making known indirectly.
• genuflection — an act of bending the knee or touching it to the ground in reverence or worship.
• wave — a member of the Waves.
• gesticulation — the act of gesticulating.
• shrug — to raise and contract (the shoulders), expressing indifference, disdain, etc.
• pantomime — the art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc., by gestures without speech.
• expression — The process of making known one's thoughts or feelings.
• gestures — Make a gesture.
• high sign — a gesture, glance, or facial expression used as a surreptitious signal to warn, admonish, or inform.
• sign language — Also called sign. any of several visual-gestural systems of communication, especially employing manual gestures, as used among deaf people.
• motion — the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
• mannerisms — a habitual or characteristic manner, mode, or way of doing something; distinctive quality or style, as in behavior or speech: He has an annoying mannerism of tapping his fingers while he talks. They copied his literary mannerisms but always lacked his ebullience.