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nerveless

/ˈnɜː(ɹ)vləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
nerve-less
IPA
/ˈnɜː(ɹ)vləs/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking nerve: fearful; cowardly.

adj

Lacking a nervous system.

adj

Devoid of nerves: calm, controlled, cool under pressure.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English nerve Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English nerveless From nerve + -less.

Inflected Forms

more nerveless (comparative) most nerveless (superlative)

Derived Forms

nervelessly nervelessness

Synonyms

cool coolheaded feeble

Questions

How do you pronounce nerveless?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɜː(ɹ)vləs/.
What does nerveless mean?
Lacking nerve: fearful; cowardly.
Where does nerveless come from?
Etymology tree English nerve Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English nerveless From nerve + -less.

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