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