Gestureless

/ˈdʒɛstʃərləs/ adjective

Definition

Without gestures; expressed in a way that lacks hand movements or body language.

Etymology

From gesture plus the suffix -less (without). This is a straightforward English compound formed to describe the absence of gestural communication.

Kelly Says

Describing someone as 'gestureless' was actually used by Victorian writers as an insult, implying someone was cold, emotionless, or uncultured. Meanwhile, Botox and cosmetic procedures are creating genuinely gestureless faces—a literal 21st-century version of that old criticism.

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