nerval

[ nur-vuhl ]

adjective

Origin of nerval

1
1630–40; <Late Latin nervālis of, belonging to nerves, equivalent to Latin nerv(us) nerve + -ālis-al1

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Other definitions for Nerval (2 of 2)

Nerval
[ ner-val ]

noun
  1. Gé·rard de [zhey-rarduh], /ʒeɪˈrar də/, Gérard Labrunie, 1808–55, French writer.

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How to use nerval in a sentence

  • One figure remains to be filled in, the most pathetic of all the Romantic band, Grard de nerval.

    Vie de Bohme | Orlo Williams
  • Here he became a friend of Grard de nerval, who was of such influence on the later decadent school.

    Contes Franais | Douglas Labaree Buffum
  • She prepared dinner for them, and sent De nerval for the girl, who had gone to ransack the peasant treasures in the garret.

    Letters on Literature | Andrew Lang
  • Even if Gerard de nerval did walk the boulevards trolling a lobster by a blue ribbon—that is no reason for judging him crazy.

    Visionaries | James Huneker
  • He was born in 1808, the son of a Doctor Labrunie—the family name of de nerval was only assumed by him when he began to write.

    Vie de Bohme | Orlo Williams

British Dictionary definitions for Nerval

Nerval

/ (French nɛrval) /


noun
  1. Gérard de (ʒerar də), real name Gérard Labrunie. 1808–55, French poet, noted esp for the sonnets of mysticism, myth, and private passion in Les Chimères (1854)

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