ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Nerveless

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈnɜː(ɹ)vləs/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Nerveless is an adjective meaning Lacking nerve: fearful; cowardly.

Meaning

Lacking nerve: fearful; cowardly.

More Meanings

  1. (biology) Lacking a nervous system.
  2. Devoid of nerves: calm, controlled, cool under pressure.

Example Sentences

Little Sea and Desire, blessed, nerveless savages, were sound asleep.
There was no distracting Rosol's ice-calm as he killed the fifth set and match. Ace, cross-court forehand winner, ace, forehand winner – a blistering eighth game took him to 5-3 and informed Nadal precisely how nerveless the Czech was.

Synonyms for nerveless

Depending on context, synonyms include cool, feeble, composed, weak, powerless, coolheaded.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include weak, feeble, powerless, coolheaded, composed, cool.

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