nervousness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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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.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The state or quality of being nervous.
A part of the nervousness at Chelsea involves whether any more sponsors will follow the telecommunications and internet service provider Three in withdrawing support, at least temporarily.
2022 March 11, David Hytner, “Chelsea are in crisis but there is no will to leave club on their knees”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 07 Apr 2022:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nervousnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (34)
bg нервност (state or quality of being nervous) · fi hermostuneisuus (state or quality of being nervous) · es nerviosidad (state or quality of being nervous) · yo ojora (state or quality of being nervous) · uk нерво́зність (state or quality of being nervous) · hu idegesség (state or quality of being nervous) · eo maltrankvileco (state or quality of being nervous) · cs nervozita (state or quality of being nervous) · ar تَوَتُّر (state or quality of being nervous) · tr heyecan (state or quality of being nervous) · nn nervøsitet (state or quality of being nervous) · uk нервува́ння (state or quality of being nervous) · sv oro (state or quality of being nervous) · pt nervosismo (state or quality of being nervous) · ro nervozitate (state or quality of being nervous) · fr nervosité (state or quality of being nervous) · de Nervosität (state or quality of being nervous) · pt nervosia (state or quality of being nervous) · uk нерво́вість (state or quality of being nervous) · sv nervositet (state or quality of being nervous) · eo nervozeco (state or quality of being nervous) · da nervøsitet (state or quality of being nervous) · nb nervøsitet (state or quality of being nervous) · nl zenuwachtigheid (state or quality of being nervous) · tr gerginlik (state or quality of being nervous) · ru нерво́зность (state or quality of being nervous) · es intranquilidad (state or quality of being nervous) · it nervosismo (state or quality of being nervous) · de Unruhe (state or quality of being nervous) · ru не́рвность (state or quality of being nervous) · es nerviosismo (state or quality of being nervous) · ota سڭیر (state or quality of being nervous) · sk nervozita (state or quality of being nervous) · kmr agirnokî (state or quality of being nervous)