gesticulation
/dʒɛˌstɪkjəˈleɪʃən/ noun
Forms gesticulations
- noun The act of gesticulating, or making gestures to aid expression of thoughts, sentiments or passion.
- noun A gesture; a motion of the body or limbs when speaking, or in representing action or passion, and enforcing arguments and sentiments.
- noun (dated) An odd or fanciful motion.
Etymology
From Middle English gesticulation, from Latin gesticulatio.
Webster’s 1913
- noun The act of gesticulating, or making gestures to express passion or enforce sentiments.
- noun A gesture; a motion of the body or limbs in speaking, or in representing action or passion, and enforcing arguments and sentiments. Macaulay.
Etymology [L. gesticulatio: cf. F. gesticulation.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “gesticulation”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details