(countable) One of several natural languages, typically used by the deaf, in which words consist of hand shapes, motions, positions, and facial expressions.

Nonverbal communication by means of facial expressions, eye behavior, gestures, posture, and the like; often thought to be involuntary.

(intransitive) To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness. / (intransitive) To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness.

(programming) That part of an assembly language used to write macros.

The first language one is taught to speak; one's native language. / The language one feels most comfortable and capable with. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see first, language.

A language that uses hands, facial expressions, and other bodily behavior to communicate both concrete and abstract ideas; some signs are based on English words, but ASL syntax and grammar are not based on English. ISO 639-3 code: ase.

Alternative spelling of assembly language

A surname from German.

(linguistics) A language intended to be used by people who do not share a common language.

Any language descended from Latin.