Standard Lemma guide

paralinguistic

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

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  • UK: /pæɹəlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/
  • US: /ˌpæɹəlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/
  • rhymes with -ɪstɪk

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to, or communicated through, paralanguage; of or pertaining to paralinguistics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From para- + linguistic.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: paralingvistisk — of or pertaining to paralanguage or paralinguistics
  • Finnish: parakielellinen — of or pertaining to paralanguage or paralinguistics
  • Finnish: paralingvistinen — of or pertaining to paralanguage or paralinguistics
  • French: paralinguistique — of or pertaining to paralanguage or paralinguistics
  • German: paralinguistisch — of or pertaining to paralanguage or paralinguistics
  • Italian: paralinguistico — of or pertaining to paralanguage or paralinguistics
  • Norwegian Bokmål: paralingvistisk — of or pertaining to paralanguage or paralinguistics
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: paralingvistisk — of or pertaining to paralanguage or paralinguistics
  • Spanish: paralingüístico — of or pertaining to paralanguage or paralinguistics
  • Swedish: paralingvistisk — of or pertaining to paralanguage or paralinguistics