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kinesics

Definition of kinesics

noun

[usually treated as singular]
  • the study of the way in which certain body movements and gestures serve as a form of non-verbal communication.
  • [usually treated as plural] body movements and gestures regarded as a form of non-verbal communication.

Origin:

1950s: from Greek kinēsis 'motion' (from kinein 'to move') + -ics

kinesics in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of kinesics in the US English dictionary