paralinguistics
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/pæɹəlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/
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/pæɹəlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/ (UK) · /ˌpæɹəlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/ (US)
Definition of paralinguistics
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (uncountable)The study of paralanguage.
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Etymology
From para- + linguistics.
Words you can make from paralinguistics
200+ playable · top: PARALINGUISTIC (19 pts)
Best play paralinguistic 19 points12-letter words
5 words11-letter words
11 words10-letter words
22 words- PRACTISING 15 pts
- PUGILISTIC 15 pts
- SCULPTINGS 15 pts
- CISPLATINS 14 pts
- PATRICIANS 14 pts
- SINCIPITAL 14 pts
- ASPIRATING 13 pts
- CUIRASSING 13 pts
- CURTAILING 13 pts
- GRANULITIC 13 pts
- LINGUISTIC 13 pts
- PLAGIARIST 13 pts
- SPRIGTAILS 13 pts
- SPRINGTAIL 13 pts
- STRIPLINGS 13 pts
- CUISINARTS 12 pts
- RACIALISTS 12 pts
- SPIRITUALS 12 pts
- SPIRULINAS 12 pts
- TARPAULINS 12 pts
- ASSAULTING 11 pts
- SATIRISING 11 pts
9-letter words
83 words- CAPSULING 14 pts
- CAPTURING 14 pts
- PICTURING 14 pts
- PLACATING 14 pts
- SCRAPINGS 14 pts
- SCRIPTING 14 pts
- SCRUPLING 14 pts
- SCULPTING 14 pts
- UPCASTING 14 pts
- UPSCALING 14 pts
- ANCIPITAL 13 pts
- CANTRAIPS 13 pts
- CAPITULAR 13 pts
- CISPLATIN 13 pts
- PARASITIC 13 pts
- PATRICIAN 13 pts
- PIANISTIC 13 pts
- PIRATICAL 13 pts
- PURITANIC 13 pts
- SCAPULARS 13 pts
- SINCIPITA 13 pts
- SINCIPUTS 13 pts
- ANTALGICS 12 pts
- ARTICLING 12 pts
- CASTLINGS 12 pts
- CRUISINGS 12 pts
- GUANCIALI 12 pts
- LAICISING 12 pts
- LINGUICAS 12 pts
- LITURGICS 12 pts
- PAGANISTS 12 pts
- PAGURIANS 12 pts
- PASTURING 12 pts
- PLAITINGS 12 pts
- PUGILISTS 12 pts
- PULSATING 12 pts
- SPARLINGS 12 pts
- SPIRALING 12 pts
- SPIRITING 12 pts
- SPLURTING 12 pts
- SPRIGTAIL 12 pts
- SPRINGALS 12 pts
- STRIPINGS 12 pts
- STRIPLING 12 pts
- SUSPIRING 12 pts
- TRAIPSING 12 pts
- UPRAISING 12 pts
- UPRISINGS 12 pts
- UPSTARING 12 pts
- ALPINISTS 11 pts
- ANACLISIS 11 pts
- ANACRUSIS 11 pts
- APIARISTS 11 pts
- ASPIRANTS 11 pts
- CUISINART 11 pts
- INSPIRITS 11 pts
- PARTISANS 11 pts
- RACIALIST 11 pts
- RUSTICALS 11 pts
- SACRISTAN 11 pts
- SATIRICAL 11 pts
- SPARTINAS 11 pts
- SPIRITUAL 11 pts
- SPIRULINA 11 pts
- SPRITSAIL 11 pts
- TAILSPINS 11 pts
- TARPAULIN 11 pts
- TRICLINIA 11 pts
- ALIASINGS 10 pts
- ASSAILING 10 pts
- GASTRULAS 10 pts
- LARIATING 10 pts
- LINGUISAS 10 pts
- LINGUISTS 10 pts
- LUSTRINGS 10 pts
- RINGTAILS 10 pts
- SANGRAILS 10 pts
- SINGULARS 10 pts
- STARLINGS 10 pts
- UTILISING 10 pts
- INTARSIAS 9 pts
- RAINSUITS 9 pts
- SINISTRAL 9 pts
8-letter words
78 words- CARPINGS 13 pts
- CLASPING 13 pts
- CRISPING 13 pts
- APLASTIC 12 pts
- CALPAINS 12 pts
- CALTRAPS 12 pts
- CANTRAIP 12 pts
- CANTRAPS 12 pts
- CANTRIPS 12 pts
- CAPITALS 12 pts
- CAPITULA 12 pts
- CAPSTANS 12 pts
- CAPSULAR 12 pts
- CAPTAINS 12 pts
- CULPRITS 12 pts
- INCIPITS 12 pts
- INCLASPS 12 pts
- INSCULPS 12 pts
- ANTALGIC 11 pts
- ASPIRING 11 pts
- CARLINGS 11 pts
- CASTINGS 11 pts
- CASTLING 11 pts
- CATLINGS 11 pts
- CINGULAR 11 pts
- CLASSING 11 pts
- CRAALING 11 pts
- CRUISING 11 pts
- CRUSTING 11 pts
- CURATING 11 pts
- CURLINGS 11 pts
- CUTGRASS 11 pts
- GRACILIS 11 pts
- GRANITIC 11 pts
- GRAPLINS 11 pts
- LARPINGS 11 pts
- LIGNITIC 11 pts
- LINGUICA 11 pts
- LISPINGS 11 pts
- LITURGIC 11 pts
- ACRASINS 10 pts
- ACTINIAS 10 pts
- ALPINIST 10 pts
- ANTISLIP 10 pts
- APIARIST 10 pts
- ASPIRANT 10 pts
- ASPIRINS 10 pts
- CARNITAS 10 pts
- CISLUNAR 10 pts
- CLAUSTRA 10 pts
- CURTAILS 10 pts
- CURTAINS 10 pts
- CURTANAS 10 pts
- IATRICAL 10 pts
- INCRUSTS 10 pts
- INSPIRIT 10 pts
- ISATINIC 10 pts
- LACUNARS 10 pts
- LUNATICS 10 pts
- ALIASING 9 pts
- ASSIGNAT 9 pts
- ASSURING 9 pts
- GASTRINS 9 pts
- GASTRULA 9 pts
- GRANITAS 9 pts
- GUARANIS 9 pts
- IGNATIAS 9 pts
- LARIGANS 9 pts
- LASTINGS 9 pts
- LIAISING 9 pts
- LINGUISA 9 pts
- LINGUIST 9 pts
- LISTINGS 9 pts
- ARTISANS 8 pts
- AUSTRALS 8 pts
- INITIALS 8 pts
- INSULARS 8 pts
- INTARSIA 8 pts
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