nerveless
Americanadjective
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without nervousness, as in emergencies; calm; collected.
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lacking strength or vigor; feeble; weak.
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lacking firmness or courage; spiritless; cowardly.
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Anatomy, Botany. having no nerves.
adjective
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calm and collected
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listless or feeble
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Origin of nerveless
Example Sentences
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She then won the tie-break - for a 10th successive time at the US Open, in a run dating back to 2021 - to complete her comeback, sealing the victory with a nerveless second-serve ace.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Witness his two goals against DR Congo in the last 32, and a nerveless penalty at Azteca Stadium to see off Mexico a round later as examples.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Yamamoto's nerveless contribution on Saturday -- which saw him shepherd the Dodgers over the line in a nail-biting 11th inning -- left team-mates and coaching staff in disbelief.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2025
Even as the tied game ticked into extra time, the match felt strangely nerveless.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
Somehow Johnny must draw into himself something of Rab’s calm, his nerveless strength.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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