Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sign-language
1 sense of sign language
Sense 1
sign language, signing -- (language expressed by visible hand gestures)
=> language, linguistic communication -- (a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written")
Antonyms of adj sign-language
1 sense of sign-language
Sense 1
gestural, sign (prenominal), signed, sign-language (prenominal) -- (used of the language of the deaf)
INDIRECT (VIA communicative) -> uncommunicative, incommunicative -- (not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions)
Similarity of adj sign-language
1 sense of sign-language
Sense 1
gestural, sign (prenominal), signed, sign-language (prenominal) -- (used of the language of the deaf)
=> communicative (vs. uncommunicative), communicatory -- (able or tending to communicate; "was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew"- W.M.Thackeray)