sign language
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any of several natural languages, typically used by the deaf, in which words consist of hand shapes, motions, positions, and facial expressions.
Countable
noun
The sign language (sense 1) that is used locally or that is mistakenly believed to be the only one.
Uncountable
noun
Communication through gestures as a substitute for language, for example, between monks under a vow of silence or during trade amongst different linguistic groups.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "It is safe to say that the academic world is now convinced that sign languages are real languages in every sense of the term."
- "I'm taking night classes to learn sign language."
- "There are some unique properties found in sign language compared to spoken language."
- "Even Maxwell the trader, who has been most among them, is compelled to resort to the curious sign language common to most of the prairie tribes."