facial expressions
Visage-based emotional cues
Facial expressions are the movements and positions of face muscles that convey emotion or reaction—a smile, a frown, a raised eyebrow.
They communicate feelings often more reliably than words: Her facial expressions told me everything I needed to know.
Some are universal across cultures; others are learned or culturally specific.
- microexpressionsBrief involuntary facial signals
- eye contactDirect visual connection
- side eyeDisapproving sideways glance
- puppy dog eyesManipulatively innocent expression
- knowing lookExpression conveying shared understanding
look · contempt · disgust · frown · scowl · anger · resting bitch face · grimace · pout · kinesics · happiness · smile · face · nonverbal · aspect · wink · glare · death glare
- social skillssocial skills, conversation, sharing, helping, listening
- body languagegestures, hand gestures, posture, nodding, pointing
- audio descriptionmovement tracking, visual cues, body language
- courtroom etiquettestanding, rising, posture, Your Honor, your honor
- Face Perceptioneye contact, emotion recognition, face recognition, smile detection, lip reading
- nonverbal cuesbody language, eye contact, gestures, posture, nonverbal cues
facial expressionsspoken words
verbal communication · speech · written communication · text · written language
facial expressionspoker face
Intentionally expressionless look
blank stare · stone face · deadpan · blank expression · private thoughts
facial expressionsstoicism
Uncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
composure · self-control · inscrutability · impassivity · blankness
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