nervousnessn.

Brit.

/ˈnəːvəsnəs/, U.S.

/ˈnərvəsnəs/

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

Etymology: < nervous adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier nervosity n.

†1. Strength, vigour, force. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [noun]

eloquence1382

elocution1509

gravity?1520

pith?1531

vigour1532

emphasy1548

energy?1549

emphasisa1555

pithiness1557

abruptness1591

emphaticalness1647

nervousness1727

cogency1750

forcibility1771

cogence1782

verve1803

forcefulness1825

force1842

snap1870

full-bloodedness1894

punch1901

compulsiveness1918

punchiness1938

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Nervousness, fulness of nerves [etc.].

1782 J. Warton Ess. on Pope (new ed.) II. ix. 167 If there had been epithets joined with the other substantives, it would have weakened the nervousness of the sentence.

1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe II. v. 339 Sometimes we find a spirit and nervousness of strength and sentiment worthy of his name.

1895 G. A. Sala in Daily Tel. 15 May His artistic perception has gained..in strength and nervousness of grasp.

a. Mental agitation; apprehension, anxiety; heightened or excessive sensitivity.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > nervousness or uneasiness > [noun] > nervousness

nerves1742

nervosity1787

nervousness1798

all-overs1829

nerviness1916

vertical gust1917

wind-up1917

vertical breeze1925

nail-biting1952

1798 C. Smith Young Philosopher I. 22 She was led away in a fit of extreme nervousness.

1813 Examiner 17 May 317/2 The present luxurious age is remarkable for it's nervousness.

1843 C. Scudamore Med. Visit Gräfenberg 55 So distressing a state of nervousness, that..he became painfully confused.

1878 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Eng. 18th Cent. II. viii. 440 His faults sprang..from extreme feebleness, inconstancy, and nervousness.

1952 P. Bowles Let it come Down xxiv. 282 Dyar started with nervousness.

1987 V. Glendinning Rebecca West i. ix. 33 Her high-strung nervousness also showed in a skin irritation on her wrists and hands.

2000 T. Beatty Tuff xv. 198 The crowd's cheers caused Winston's left eyelid to twitch with nervousness.

b. spec. Apprehension or anxiety caused by uncertainties on a stock market. Hence in extended use: volatility, ‘jumpiness’ (in a market, investors, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [noun] > traffic in stocks and shares > feeling or state of market

feeling1823

nervousness1894

1894 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 8 124 In March, too, the stock market showed extreme nervousness.

1929 Economist 12 Oct. 674/2 Renewed selling of the shares of ‘Red Triangle’ cement group was productive of nervousness.

1991 Managem. Today Sept. 50/1 The early British car, chemical and electricity industries suffered all the depredations of British finance—the early electric utilities having continually to defer flotations because of bouts of investor nervousness for example.

2001 Business Times (Singapore) (Nexis) 21 May 2 Both the Tokyo stock market and the yen are beginning to show increasing nervousness about the apparent lack of any sense of urgency by the Koizumi government in dealing with economic problems.

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

单词	nervousness
释义	nervousnessn. Brit. /ˈnəːvəsnəs/, U.S. /ˈnərvəsnəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nervous adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < nervous adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier nervosity n. †1. Strength, vigour, force. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [noun] eloquence1382 elocution1509 gravity?1520 pith?1531 vigour1532 emphasy1548 energy?1549 emphasisa1555 pithiness1557 abruptness1591 emphaticalness1647 nervousness1727 cogency1750 forcibility1771 cogence1782 verve1803 forcefulness1825 force1842 snap1870 full-bloodedness1894 punch1901 compulsiveness1918 punchiness1938 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Nervousness, fulness of nerves [etc.]. 1782 J. Warton Ess. on Pope (new ed.) II. ix. 167 If there had been epithets joined with the other substantives, it would have weakened the nervousness of the sentence. 1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe II. v. 339 Sometimes we find a spirit and nervousness of strength and sentiment worthy of his name. 1895 G. A. Sala in Daily Tel. 15 May His artistic perception has gained..in strength and nervousness of grasp. 2. a. Mental agitation; apprehension, anxiety; heightened or excessive sensitivity. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > nervousness or uneasiness > [noun] > nervousness nerves1742 nervosity1787 nervousness1798 all-overs1829 nerviness1916 vertical gust1917 wind-up1917 vertical breeze1925 nail-biting1952 1798 C. Smith Young Philosopher I. 22 She was led away in a fit of extreme nervousness. 1813 Examiner 17 May 317/2 The present luxurious age is remarkable for it's nervousness. 1843 C. Scudamore Med. Visit Gräfenberg 55 So distressing a state of nervousness, that..he became painfully confused. 1878 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Eng. 18th Cent. II. viii. 440 His faults sprang..from extreme feebleness, inconstancy, and nervousness. 1952 P. Bowles Let it come Down xxiv. 282 Dyar started with nervousness. 1987 V. Glendinning Rebecca West i. ix. 33 Her high-strung nervousness also showed in a skin irritation on her wrists and hands. 2000 T. Beatty Tuff xv. 198 The crowd's cheers caused Winston's left eyelid to twitch with nervousness. b. spec. Apprehension or anxiety caused by uncertainties on a stock market. Hence in extended use: volatility, ‘jumpiness’ (in a market, investors, etc.). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [noun] > traffic in stocks and shares > feeling or state of market feeling1823 nervousness1894 1894 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 8 124 In March, too, the stock market showed extreme nervousness. 1929 Economist 12 Oct. 674/2 Renewed selling of the shares of ‘Red Triangle’ cement group was productive of nervousness. 1991 Managem. Today Sept. 50/1 The early British car, chemical and electricity industries suffered all the depredations of British finance—the early electric utilities having continually to defer flotations because of bouts of investor nervousness for example. 2001 Business Times (Singapore) (Nexis) 21 May 2 Both the Tokyo stock market and the yen are beginning to show increasing nervousness about the apparent lack of any sense of urgency by the Koizumi government in dealing with economic problems. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1727
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