nervosity

American  

[nur-vos-i-tee] / nɜrˈvɒs ɪ ti /

noun

1. the quality of being nervous; nervousness.

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Etymology

Origin of nervosity

First recorded in 1605–15 in an earlier sense “strength”; nerv(ous) + -osity ( def. ); compare Latin nervōsitās “strength”

Example Sentences

Anstie had found that some of the worst cases of the form of nervosity and neurasthenia which he termed "spinal irritation," often accompanied by irritable stomach and anæmia, get well on marriage.

From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society by Ellis, Havelock

But at the same time his nervosity caused him to produce sometimes effects a trifle hard, a trifle harsh.

From Franz Liszt by Huneker, James

The stomach was forgotten, the head became affected and the lessons were not given, and thus hunger and nervosity overcame the reason of this brave fellow.”

From Paul Verlaine by Zweig, Stefan

Sir Jocelin Saul, a man of intense nervosity, lived his life alone in a remote old manor-house in Suffolk, his only companion being a person of Eastern origin, named Ul-Jabal.

From Prince Zaleski by Shiel, M. P. (Matthew Phipps)

His exquisite politeness was then described, and the ultra acuteness and nervosity which resulted in that power of divination which he possessed.

From George Sand, some aspects of her life and writings by Hallard, Alys