nerveless

[ nurv-lis ]

adjective

1. without nervousness, as in emergencies; calm; collected.
2. lacking strength or vigor; feeble; weak.
3. lacking firmness or courage; spiritless; cowardly.
4. Anatomy, Botany. having no nerves.

nerveless

/ ˈnɜːvlɪs /

adjective

1. calm and collected
2. listless or feeble

Derived Forms

• ˈnervelessly, adverb
• ˈnervelessness, noun

Other Words From

• nerveless·ly adverb
• nerveless·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of nerveless¹

First recorded in 1725–35; nerve + -less

Example Sentences

The energetic, the daring, the high-spirited go, leaving the residue more abject and nerveless than ever.

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Isabel longed for the time when she should enter them and pick up the threads dropped from her mother's nerveless fingers.

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For twenty minutes his hand never falters, then the charcoal drops from his nerveless fingers!

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Suddenly the audience was startled by the snapping of a string; the violin and bow dropped from the nerveless hands of the player.

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The knob under Genevieve's nerveless fingers clicked sharply, and Miss Hart raised her head with a start.

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