Gesticulation

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gesticulation \Ges*tic`u*la"tion\, n. [L. gesticulatio: cf. F.
     gesticulation.]
     1. The act of gesticulating, or making gestures to express
        passion or enforce sentiments.
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     2. A gesture; a motion of the body or limbs in speaking, or
        in representing action or passion, and enforcing arguments
        and sentiments. --Macaulay.
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     3. Antic tricks or motions. --B. Jonson.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gesticulation
       n : a deliberate and vigorous gesture or motion

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "gesticulation":
     bearing, beck, beckon, body language, carriage, charade, chironomy,
     dactylology, deaf-and-dumb alphabet, dumb show, gesture,
     gesture language, hand signal, kinesics, motion, movement,
     pantomime, poise, pose, posture, shrug, sign language, stance