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• gesture — (n.) early 15c., manner of carrying the body, from M.L. gestura bearing, behavior, from L. gestus gesture, carriage, posture (see GEST (Cf. gest)). Restricted sense of a movement of the body or a part of it is from 1550s; figurative sense of… …   Etymology dictionary

• good faith — n [U] when a person, country etc intends to be honest and sincere and does not intend to deceive anyone in good faith ▪ The report claimed that the company had acted in good faith . sign/show/gesture etc of good faith ▪ A ceasefire was declared… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• good will — good will, goodwill Good will means ‘the intention and hope that good will result’ (and is hyphened in attributive position, i.e. before a noun as in a good will gesture); goodwill is ‘the established reputation of a business etc. as enhancing… …   Modern English usage

• gesture — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 movement that expresses sth ADJECTIVE ▪ dramatic, expansive, expressive, extravagant, flamboyant, melodramatic, rhetorical, sweeping, theatrical …   Collocations dictionary

• gesture — I UK [ˈdʒestʃə(r)] / US [ˈdʒestʃər] noun Word forms gesture : singular gesture plural gestures ** 1) a) [countable] a movement that communicates a feeling or instruction a helpless/impatient/dramatic gesture make a gesture: Ellen rose from the… …   English dictionary

• gesture — ges|ture1 [ dʒestʃər ] noun ** 1. ) count a movement that communicates a feeling or instruction: a helpless/impatient/dramatic gesture make a gesture: Ellen rose from the table, and they made the gesture of rising too. obscene gesture: Maxham… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• good faith — noun having honest intentions (Freq. 1) he acted in good faith doubt was expressed as to the good faith of the immigrants • Syn: ↑straightness • Derivationally related forms: ↑straight (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• gesture — [[t]ʤe̱stʃə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ gestures, gesturing, gestured 1) N COUNT A gesture is a movement that you make with a part of your body, especially your hands, to express emotion or information. Sarah made a menacing gesture with her fist... He throws… …   English dictionary

• gesture — gesticulation, gesture 1. Gesture is a somewhat older word (15c) than gesticulation (16c), and both are related to Latin gestus meaning ‘action’. In current use they overlap in their meanings to do with movement of the body or parts of the body… …   Modern English usage

• good·will — /ˌgʊdˈwıl/ noun [noncount] 1 or good will : a kind, helpful, or friendly feeling or attitude She has/feels goodwill toward all her coworkers. They allowed him to keep the extra money as a gesture of goodwill. trying to promote …   Useful english dictionary

• good-night — gu̇dˈnīt, gə(d)ˈn , usu īd.+V noun Etymology: good night 1. a. : a concluding remark on parting at night left him at the church … with conventional good nights Harry Sylvester b …   Useful english dictionary