What does nervous mean?
Definitions for nervous
ˈnɜr vəsner·vous
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word nervous.
Princeton's WordNet
nervous(adj)
easily agitated
"a nervous addict"; "a nervous thoroughbred"
anxious, nervous, queasy, uneasy, unquiet(adj)
causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
"spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind"
nervous, neural(adj)
of or relating to the nervous system
"nervous disease"; "neural disorder"
aflutter, nervous(adj)
excited in anticipation
skittish, flighty, spooky, nervous(adj)
unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
GCIDE
Nervous(a.)
Apprehensive; as, a child nervous about his mother's reaction to his bad report card.
Etymology: [L. nervosus sinewy, vigorous: cf. F. nerveux. See Nerve.]
Wiktionary
nervous(Adjective)
Easily agitated or alarmed. Being on edge or edgy.
Etymology: From nervosus
nervous(Adjective)
Apprehensive, anxious, hesitant, worried.
Etymology: From nervosus
nervous(Adjective)
Relating to or affecting the nerves.
Etymology: From nervosus
Webster Dictionary
Nervous(adj)
possessing nerve; sinewy; strong; vigorous
Etymology: [L. nervosus sinewy, vigorous: cf. F. nerveux. See Nerve.]
Nervous(adj)
possessing or manifesting vigor of mind; characterized by strength in sentiment or style; forcible; spirited; as, a nervous writer
Etymology: [L. nervosus sinewy, vigorous: cf. F. nerveux. See Nerve.]
Nervous(adj)
of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the nerves; as, nervous excitement; a nervous fever
Etymology: [L. nervosus sinewy, vigorous: cf. F. nerveux. See Nerve.]
Nervous(adj)
having the nerves weak, diseased, or easily excited; subject to, or suffering from, undue excitement of the nerves; easily agitated or annoyed
Etymology: [L. nervosus sinewy, vigorous: cf. F. nerveux. See Nerve.]
Nervous(adj)
sensitive; excitable; timid
Etymology: [L. nervosus sinewy, vigorous: cf. F. nerveux. See Nerve.]
Freebase
Nervous
"Nervous" is a rockabilly/doo-wop song first recorded by Gene Summers and His Rebels in 1958 and later covered by Robert Gordon and Link Wray, among others. It was composed by Mary Tarver in 1957, published by Ted Music, BMI and issued on Jan/Jane Records. The "Nervous" recording session took place at Liberty Records Studios in Hollywood, California in June 1958 and featured Rene Hall and James McClung on guitar, Plas Johnson on saxophone, Earl Palmer on drums, and George "Red" Callendar on bass. The background vocal group was the Five Masks. The flipside of "Nervous" was "Gotta Lotta That".
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'nervous' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3223
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'nervous' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3487
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'nervous' in Adjectives Frequency: #430
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of nervous in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of nervous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of nervous in a Sentence
I'm happy for now, I came here to win the race and I feel like the time will come in Rio, i'm comfortable with being tagged as the favorite (in Rio), I'm never nervous, which is good for me.
Not all of me was there today, i think I played really nervous today. Obviously I was in really good shape, really good conditions going into the tournament and yeah, just played really tight today.
The only catalyst is the Fed's rate hike, but we think even that could be negative for the market given concerns about the health of the global economy while weak oil prices remain as a concern, anything could trigger selling now because investors are nervous before Friday's settlement.
These catsharks live on the ocean bottom, yet we don't see any biofouling or growth, so this could help explain yet another amazing feature of shark skin, this study opens new questions related to potential function of biofluorescence in central nervous system signaling, resilience to microbial infections, and photoprotection.
I'm quite nervous about what he will think.
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- عصبي, متوترArabic
- нервенBulgarian
- nerviósCatalan, Valencian
- nervózní, nervovýCzech
- nervøs, nervesvag, nerve-Danish
- nervösGerman
- αγχωμένος, νευρικόςGreek
- nerviosoSpanish
- kärsituEstonian
- عصبیPersian
- hermostunutFinnish
- nerveuxFrench
- nearbhachScottish Gaelic
- nerviosoGalician
- बे चै नHindi
- idegesHungarian
- gugupIndonesian
- nervosoItalian
- עַצבָּנִיHebrew
- 神経質なJapanese
- ನರKannada
- 흥분된, 강한Korean
- agirnokKurdish
- nervousLatin
- āmaimai, pūohorereMāori
- nerveusDutch
- nervøsNorwegian
- nerwowyPolish
- nervosoPortuguese
- nervos, emoționat, nerăbdător, agitatRomanian
- нервный, нервноеRussian
- nervóznySlovak
- živčenSlovene
- nervösSwedish
- பதட்டமாகTamil
- నాడీTelugu
- หงุดหงิดThai
- endişeli, gerginTurkish
- нервовийUkrainian
- نروسUrdu
- lo lắngVietnamese
- נערוועזYiddish
- 緊張Chinese
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