Definition of Nervelessness

1. Noun. Fearless self-possession in the face of danger.

Exact synonyms: Coolness
Generic synonyms: Fearlessness
Derivative terms: Cool, Nerveless

Definition of Nervelessness

1. n. The state of being nerveless.

Definition of Nervelessness

1. Noun. The characteristic of being nerveless; cowardliness. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nervelessness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nervelessness

nerve stroma
nerve suture
nerve tissue
nerve tissue protein s 100
nerve to carotid sinus
nerve to mylohyoid
nerve to rhomboid
nerve to stapedius muscle
nerve to thyrohyoid muscle
nerve tract
nerve transfer
nerve trunk
nerved
nerveless
nervelessly
nervelessness (current term)
nervelessnesses
nervelet
nervelets
nervelike
nerver
nerveroot
nervers
nerves
nerveway
nerveways
nervi
nervi alveolares superiores
nervi anococcygei
nervi auriculares anteriores

Literary usage of Nervelessness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Lancet (1842)
"As a great general rule, where persons make a great fuss about their heart beating violently, and other symptoms of nervousness or nervelessness appear, ..."

2. The Cambridge History of English Literature by Adolphus William Ward, Alfred Rayney Waller (1914)
"... and that nothing but his own nervelessness, at once the cause and effect of the opium habit, could have prevented him from doing it. ..."

3. The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind by Herbert George Wells (1921)
"Mr. Fu ascribes much of the political nervelessness of China in this period to Epicureanism, arising, he thinks, out of the sceptical individualism of Lao ..."

4. The English Historical Review by Mandell Creighton, Justin Winsor, Samuel Rawson Gardiner, Reginald Lane Poole, John Goronwy Edwards (1897)
"... during the Interregnum, and its nervelessness and corruption under the rule of the Stuarts. That some such contrast exists, it would be absurd to deny. ..."

5. The Contemporary Review (1882)
"... and social nervelessness the communities around the seat of Government. But he had not the drawing of the Bill, and the opportunity was lost. ..."

6. A History of Ancient Greek Literature by Gilbert Murray (1897)
"... Chrysippus, have left only a few disjointed fragments to show us what precious books were allowed to die through the mere nervelessness of Byzantium. ..."

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