open palms
Gesture of peace
Open palms refers to hands held with the inner surface visible and fingers uncurled—a gesture signaling honesty, receptivity, or peaceful intent.
Showing open palms demonstrates you're unarmed and hiding nothing: He approached with open palms to show he meant no harm.
The gesture appears in negotiation, surrender, and religious supplication, universally suggesting vulnerability and openness.
- handsGripping limbs' extremities
- jazz handsShowy spread-finger gesture
- gestureCommunicative body movement
- show of handsVoting by lifting arms
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
white flag · receiving · offering · upturned · vulnerable · prayer · laying on of hands · begging · greeting · blessing · empty · outstretched · supplication · reaching · trust · giving · helping hand · acceptance
- body languagegestures, facial expressions, hand gestures, posture, nodding
- emotional expressiontone, laughing, mood, yelling, crying
- surrendersurrender, surrenders, surrendering, I surrender, capitulate
open palmsraised fists
Clenched hands held high
fighting stance · clenched fists · combat stance · crossed arms · hands on hips
open palmshands behind back
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