nervelessnessn.

Brit.

/ˈnəːvləsnəs/, U.S.

/ˈnərvləsnəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nerveless adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < nerveless adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality or condition of being nerveless (in various senses); lack of nerves.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [noun] > lack of vigour or energy

neshnesseOE

thowlessness1489

fecklessness1637

nervelessness1857

entropy1867

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] > utter inability or powerlessness

unmightinessOE

non-powera1387

unpowerc1400

impotencea1420

palsya1450

impossibilityc1450

impotencyc1460

impuissance1483

impotentness1530

powerlessness1650

enervity1656

paralysis1809

nervelessness1857

1857 R. Tomes Americans in Japan vi. 130 He sank into a state of nervelessness and emaciation painful to look upon.

1888 Times 25 Sept. 9/3 He has been exonerated by them from..gross stolidity and nervelessness.

1950 M. Peake Gormenghast xix. 123 Titus gave a shout of happiness to see a living thing after the emptiness and nervelessness of the golden glades.

1992 Times 6 Jan. 27/1 Part of the reason CNN has survived its past economic travails is Turner's go-for-broke nervelessness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nervelessness
释义	nervelessnessn. Brit. /ˈnəːvləsnəs/, U.S. /ˈnərvləsnəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nerveless adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < nerveless adj. + -ness suffix. The quality or condition of being nerveless (in various senses); lack of nerves. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [noun] > lack of vigour or energy neshnesseOE thowlessness1489 fecklessness1637 nervelessness1857 entropy1867 the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] > utter inability or powerlessness unmightinessOE non-powera1387 unpowerc1400 impotencea1420 palsya1450 impossibilityc1450 impotencyc1460 impuissance1483 impotentness1530 powerlessness1650 enervity1656 paralysis1809 nervelessness1857 1857 R. Tomes Americans in Japan vi. 130 He sank into a state of nervelessness and emaciation painful to look upon. 1888 Times 25 Sept. 9/3 He has been exonerated by them from..gross stolidity and nervelessness. 1950 M. Peake Gormenghast xix. 123 Titus gave a shout of happiness to see a living thing after the emptiness and nervelessness of the golden glades. 1992 Times 6 Jan. 27/1 Part of the reason CNN has survived its past economic travails is Turner's go-for-broke nervelessness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1857
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