sign language

Meaning

1. (countable) One of several natural languages, typically used by the deaf, in which words consist of hand shapes, motions, positions, and facial expressions.
2. (uncountable) The sign language (sense 1) that is used locally or that is mistakenly believed to be the only one.
3. (uncountable) Sign languages (sense 1) considered collectively.
4. (countable, uncountable) Communication through gestures as a substitute for language, for example, between monks under a vow of silence or during trade amongst different linguistic groups.

Synonyms

signing

finger language

pantomime

gestural

dactylology

hand signals

finger alphabet

gesticulate

Translations

Gebärdensprache

Zeichensprache

langue des signes

gebarentaal

lenguaje de signos

lengua de signos

llengua de signes

linguagem de sinais

linguaggio dei segni

llenguatge de signes

langage des signes

لغة الإشارة

νοηματική γλώσσα

lingua dei segni