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body language
Sign in to savetype of nonverbal communication in which physical behavior is used to express or convey
Body language is a form of communication that uses physical movements and behaviors—like gestures, posture, and facial expressions—to express thoughts and feelings without using words. It matters because it's a significant way people convey meaning to each other, often revealing what someone is truly thinking or feeling beyond what they say aloud.
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Two women talking to each other. Notice the woman in blue has an arm next to her body, the other uses hers to gesticulate; both are signs of body language.
Body language is a type of nonverbal communication in which physical behaviors, as opposed to words, are used to express or convey information.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “body language” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.