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Definitions: Nervousness |
NervousnessNoun1. The anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters. 2. An uneasy state; "he suffered an attack of nerves". 3. A sensitive or highly strung temperament. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "nervousness" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1838. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | Excessive excitability and irritability, with mental and physical unrest. (references) |
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Synonyms: NervousnessSynonyms: jitteriness (n), jitters (n), jumpiness (n), nerves (n), restiveness (n), screaming meemies (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Fear | Nervousness, restlessness; Adjective: inquietude, disquietude, worry, concern; batophobia; heartquake; flutter, trepidation, fear and trembling, perturbation, tremor, quivering, shaking, trembling, throbbing heart, palpitation, ague fit, cold sweat; abject fear; (cowardice); mortal funk, heartsinking, despondency; despair. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Nervousness |
| English words defined with "nervousness": degage ♦ mental strain ♦ Nervosity, nervous strain ♦ restiveness ♦ skittishness, strain. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "nervousness": bovine spongiform encephalopathy ♦ cow madness ♦ erethism mercurialis ♦ Incoherent ♦ SUPERVISOR, RESEARCH DAIRY FARM. (references) |
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Screenplays | Good. My nervousness exists on several levels. (The American President; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin.) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Do you notice any nervousness among the boys on your side of the Capitol?.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | Rose of Sharon cried softly with nervousness. |
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Health | In some patients, amantadine (Symmetrel, others) can cause symptoms such as nervousness, difficulty concentrating, or lightheadedness. (references) | |
An undetermined percentage of steroid abusers become addicted to the drugs, as evidenced by their continuing to take steroids in spite of physical problems, negative effects on social relations, or nervousness and irritability. (references) | ||
Among some healthy adults and children, side effects can include central nervous system (CNS) side effects such as nervousness, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, and lightheadedness, and gastrointestinal side effects like nausea and loss of appetite. (references) | ||
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| "Nervousness" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Nervousness" is used about 312 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 312 | 16,340 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
nervousness | 78 |
anxiety nervousness | 5 |
nervousness symptom | 4 |
nervousness overcome | 3 |
reduce nervousness | 3 |
cause nervousness | 3 |
nervousness cure | 2 |
medication nervousness | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "nervousness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | nervozizëm (edginess, fidget, irritability, nervosity, restlessness), druajtje (diffidence, disarray, dismay, shyness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | عصبة (band, bevy, cabal, clique, crew, faction, league, platoon, ring, string), الهلع (impatience), الإضطراب, إضطراب (coil, disorder, distraction, disturbance, dust, flurry, flutter, ill, perturbation, ramp, rout, ruction, ruffle, topsy turvy, topsy-turvydom, trouble, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, uneasiness, unrest, uproar). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | вълнение (agitation, commotion, dither, emotion, excitement, ferment, flurry, gurgitation, heartbeat, lather, perturbation, pother, pulse, roughness, snit, stir, surge, tear, throb, to-do, trouble, tumult, turmoil, unrest, upset), неспокойствие (unrest), нервност (jim-jams, nerves, twit, twitch), живост (activity, agility, alertness, brio, esprit, ginger, jazz, liveliness, mercuriality, mobility, pep, punch, snap, sprightliness, spunk, vinegar, vitality, vivacity, vividness, volatility, zap), изразителност (energy, expression, pungency, terseness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 神经质. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | nervozita (flap, flutter, fuss, jitters, nerves), nervóza, bezduchost. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | nervoesitet, nervøsitet (nervosism, neurasthenia), nervøsitet. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | nervositeit (nervosism). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | hermostuneisuus. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | nervosité (nerve, nervosism, nervosity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | nervosität (edginess, flurry, jumpiness, nerviness, nervosism, skittishness, tenseness, tension). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | νευρικότητα (jitters, jumpiness, restiveness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | עצב ות (jumpiness, nerviness, testiness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | idegesség (flutter, jangled nerves, jitter, jitters, jumpiness, needle, nerves, skittishness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | kegugupan (jumpiness), kegelisahan (concern, discomfort, disquiet, nerve, perturbation, unrest, worry), kegamangan (dizziness, vertigo). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | nervosit (irritation, nervosism), nervosismo (bother, flurry, irritability, irritation, jitters, jumpiness, willies). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 過敏 (oversensitivity), 緊張 (mental strain, tension). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | し"けいしつ, き"ちょう (birds, legally protected bird, listening attentively, mental strain, tension), かび" (oversensitivity, vase). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 경질. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | imnea (anxiety, care, concern, disquiet, unease, worry), faitchys. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ervousnessnay nervosismo (flutter, jitters, stew), nervosidade. (various references) nervozitate (fidgets, flurry, fret, impatience, jangleed nerves, jumpiness), teamã (alarm, anxiety, apprehension, awe, dread, fear, fright, palpitation, panic, pusillanimity, terror), anxietate (anxiety), agitaţie (ado, agitation, bustle, clutter, commotion, dusty, emotion, excitement, ferment, fermentation, fever, flurry, flutter, fret, go, haste, inquietude, perturbation, restlessness, riotousness, roughness, squirm, stir, trepidation, unrest, vexation, working). (various references) нервозность (nervosity). (various references) nervoza (anxiety), uzrujanost (agitation, dither, fret, ruffle, tizzy), živčanost. (various references) nerviosismo (intensity, nerve, twitter), nerviosidad (edging, nerve). (various references) nervositet (fidget, fluster, flutter, jimjams, jitters, nail biting), ängslan (anxiety, fear, pain, unease, uneasiness). (various references) ความประหม่า (diffidence). (various references) sinirlilik (irritability, jitters, jumpiness, nervous temperament, short temper, the jitters, willies), ürkeklik (jumpiness, shyness, timidity, timidness). (various references) нервовість (fussiness, nerve, nervosity), нервозність (nervosity), боязкість (bashfulness, diffidence, shamefacedness, sheepishness, timidity, timidness), полохливість (poltroonery). (various references) trạng thái bối rối sức mạnh (nervosity), tính nóng nảy (headiness, nervosity, petulance), sự bực dọc (fret, nail-biting, nervosity), sự b"n ch"n trạng thái hốt hoảng (nervosity), khí lực (lustiness, nervosity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "nervousness": nervousnesses. (additional references) | |
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"Nervousness" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: onerousness. (additional references) | |
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| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "nervousness" (pronounced ner"vusnus) |
| 5 | -u s n u s | callousness, carelessness, cautiousness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, disingenuousness, fractiousness, graciousness, helplessness, homelessness, hopelessness, joblessness, lawlessness, outrageousness, pompousness, powerlessness, rebelliousness, recklessness, restlessness, righteousness, ruthlessness, selflessness, seriousness, unconsciousness, viciousness, weightlessness. |
| 4 | -s n u s | closeness, hoarseness, niceness. |
| 3 | -n u s | abruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, aggressiveness, agribusiness, airworthiness, alertness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, androgynous, anise, appropriateness, arbitrariness, assertiveness, astuteness, asynchronous, attentiveness, attractiveness, awareness, awfulness, awkwardness, backwardness, badness, bagginess, baldness, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, bituminous, blackness, blandness, bleakness, blindness, bluntness, boldness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, calmness, casualness, cavernous, cheapness, chitinous, cleanliness, cleanness, cleverness, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, cohesiveness, coldness, Colonus, combativeness, compactness, competitiveness, completeness, contrariness, Conus, coolness, correctness, coziness, craziness, creativeness, creditworthiness, creepiness, crispness, crookedness, cuteness, dampness, darkness, Deaconess, deadliness, deafness, decisiveness, defensiveness, destructiveness, directness, distinctiveness, divisiveness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, drunkenness, dryness, dullness, eagerness, earnestness, edginess, effectiveness, elusiveness, emptiness, evenness, exogenous, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, farsightedness, fastness, fickleness, firmness, fitness, flatness, fondness, foolishness, forcefulness, forgiveness, forthrightness, foulness, frankness, freshness, friendliness, frothiness, fullness, funniness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gelatinous, gentleness, genuineness, genus, ghastliness, gluttonous, goodness, governess, greatness, greenness, grimness, hairiness, handedness, happiness, hardness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, heinous, highness, holiness, homesickness, homogenous, hopefulness, humanness, idleness, illness, inclusiveness, indebtedness, indecisiveness, indigenous, ineffectiveness, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, intrusiveness, inventiveness, Johannes, kindness, larcenous, largeness, lateness, laziness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, liveliness, loneliness, lousiness, luminous, madness, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, mindedness, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nastiness, nearsightedness, neatness, newness, niggardliness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nosiness, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, orderliness, otherness, outspokenness, pandanus, peacefulness, penis, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, pettiness, playfulness, poisonous, politeness, polygynous, possessiveness, preparedness, queasiness, quickness, quietness, raciness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, readiness, reasonableness, redness, remoteness, resistiveness, resourcefulness, responsiveness, restiveness, restrictiveness, richness, rightness, riskiness, robustness, roominess, roughness, rowdiness, rudeness, ruinous, sacredness, sadness, Salinas, sameness, scantiness, secretiveness, selfishness, sensitiveness, separateness, shakiness, shallowness, sharpness, shortness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, shyness, sickness, silliness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, slowness, sluggishness, slyness, smallness, smoothness, smugness, softness, solitariness, soundness, spiritedness, squeamishness, starkness, steadfastness, steadiness, steepness, sternness, stiffness, stillness, stinginess, stoutness, strangeness, stubbornness, sturdiness, suddenness, suggestiveness, sweetness, swiftness, tardiness, tartness, tastiness, tenderness, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, tightness, timeliness, tiredness, togetherness, toughness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, ugliness, uneasiness, unfairness, unhappiness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwieldiness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, vastness, venous, villainous, vindictiveness, vividness, voluminous, wariness, wastefulness, waterishness, weakness, weariness, weirdness, wellness, wetness, whiteness, wholeness, wholesomeness, wickedness, wilderness, wildness, willingness, wimpiness, wistfulness, witness, wonderfulness, worldliness, worthiness, wryness. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-n-n-o-r-s-s-s-u-v" | |
-3 letters: neurones, neuroses, nonusers, overuses, soreness, sourness, sureness, unnerves. | |
-4 letters: ensures, nervous, neurone, neurons, nonuser, nonuses, oeuvres, oneness, overuse, senores, sensors, unnerve, unroven. | |
-5 letters: ensues, ensure, enures, eroses, nerves, nesses, neuron, nonuse, nouses, nurses, oeuvre, onuses, reuses, revues, rouens, rouses, senors, senses, sensor, serous, serves, servos, sevens, severs, sneers, snores, soever, souses, uneven, unrove, unseen, venose, venous, venues, verses, versos, versus. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-n-n-o-r-s-s-s-u-v" | |
+1 letter: ravenousness. | |
+2 letters: nervousnesses, venturousness. | |
+3 letters: ravenousnesses. | |
+4 letters: adventurousness, unobtrusiveness, venturesomeness, venturousnesses, voluntarinesses. | |
+5 letters: constructiveness, unresponsiveness. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4E 65 72 76 6F 75 73 6E 65 73 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-. . .-. ...- --- ..- ... -. . ... ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001110 01100101 01110010 01110110 01101111 01110101 01110011 01101110 01100101 01110011 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)N e r v o u s n e s s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004E 0065 0072 0076 006F 0075 0073 006E 0065 0073 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4871848881878580718585 |
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