Standard Lemma guide

dactylology

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • UK: /ˌdæktɪlˈɒlədʒi/
  • US: /ˌdæktəlˈɑləd͡ʒi/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The use of the fingers and hands to communicate ideas, especially by the deaf.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Qualifier: sign language

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: dactilologia — The use of the fingers and hands to communicate ideas, especially by the deaf
  • French: dactylologie — The use of the fingers and hands to communicate ideas, especially by the deaf
  • Georgian: დაქტილოლოგია (dakṭilologia) — The use of the fingers and hands to communicate ideas, especially by the deaf
  • Norwegian Bokmål: daktylogi — The use of the fingers and hands to communicate ideas, especially by the deaf
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fingerspråk — The use of the fingers and hands to communicate ideas, especially by the deaf
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: daktylogi — The use of the fingers and hands to communicate ideas, especially by the deaf
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fingerspråk — The use of the fingers and hands to communicate ideas, especially by the deaf
  • Portuguese: dactilologia — The use of the fingers and hands to communicate ideas, especially by the deaf
  • Portuguese: datilologia — The use of the fingers and hands to communicate ideas, especially by the deaf
  • Spanish: dactilología — The use of the fingers and hands to communicate ideas, especially by the deaf