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nervousness

/nˈɝvəsnəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
ner-vous-ness
IPA
/nˈɝvəsnəs/
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being nervous.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English nervous Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English nervousness From nervous + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

nervousnesses (plural)

Synonyms

nervosity jitteriness jumpiness restiveness nerves

Questions

How do you pronounce nervousness?
The recorded pronunciation is /nˈɝvəsnəs/.
What does nervousness mean?
The state or quality of being nervous.
Where does nervousness come from?
Etymology tree English nervous Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English nervousness From nervous + -ness.

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