nonverbal adj 1: being other than verbal communication; "the study of gestural communication"; "art like gesture is a form of nonverbal expression" [syn: {gestural}] 2: concerned with numbers rather than words; "the numerical part of the test"; "the nonverbal factor" 3: lacking verbal skill; "rural students often come from nonverbal backgrounds" 4: involving little use of language; "a nonverbal intelligence test"