Definitions for nervous
ˈnɜr vəsner·vous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. nervousadjective

   easily agitated

   "a nervous addict"; "a nervous thoroughbred"

2. anxious, nervous, queasy, uneasy, unquietadjective

   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"

3. nervous, neuraladjective

   of or relating to the nervous system

   "nervous disease"; "neural disorder"

4. aflutter, nervousadjective

   excited in anticipation

5. skittish, flighty, spooky, nervousadjective

   unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nervousadjective

   Apprehensive; as, a child nervous about his mother's reaction to his bad report card.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nervousadjective

   Easily agitated or alarmed. Being on edge or edgy.

2. nervousadjective

   Apprehensive, anxious, hesitant, worried.

3. nervousadjective

   Relating to or affecting the nerves.

4. Etymology: From nervosus

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nervousadjective

   Well strung; strong; vigorous.

   Etymology: nervosus, Latin.

   What nervous arms he boasts, how firm his tread,
   His limbs how turn’d. Alexander Pope, Odyssey, b. viii.

   2. Relating to the nerves; having the seat in the nerves.3. [In medical cant.] Having weak or diseased nerves.

   Poor, weak, nervous creatures. Cheney.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nervous

   Nervous is a 2015 song by Irish singer-songwriter Gavin James from his album Bitter Pill. The song is a ballad written by Gavin James became the fifth consecutive single from the album following "The Book of Love" (released in 2014), "For You", "Bitter Pill" and "22" (all three released in 2015). The song went Gold in the UK Singles Chart as Platinum in Ireland Belgium, the Netherlands, Gold in Norway and Sweden. A music video was released directed by Christian Tierney.

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1. nervous

   Nervous refers to a state of being anxious, apprehensive, or unsettled. It can also pertain to the nervous system which is a complex network of nerves and cells that transmit signals between different parts of the body, regulating bodily functions and sensations.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nervousadjective

   possessing nerve; sinewy; strong; vigorous

2. Nervousadjective

   possessing or manifesting vigor of mind; characterized by strength in sentiment or style; forcible; spirited; as, a nervous writer

3. Nervousadjective

   of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the nerves; as, nervous excitement; a nervous fever

4. Nervousadjective

   having the nerves weak, diseased, or easily excited; subject to, or suffering from, undue excitement of the nerves; easily agitated or annoyed

5. Nervousadjective

   sensitive; excitable; timid

6. Etymology: [L. nervosus sinewy, vigorous: cf. F. nerveux. See Nerve.]

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1. 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".

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'nervous' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3223

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'nervous' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3487

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'nervous' in Adjectives Frequency: #430

How to pronounce nervous?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nervous in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nervous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of nervous in a Sentence

1. Chris Williams:

   I was not nervous, my wife was more than I, but it is my civic duty that my family fought for me to vote. I would have preferred absentee ballot or a delay, but here we are.

2. Marc Mauny:

   Everyone's a little bit nervous. Wow! We don't know where we're headed but we're off.

3. Roishetta Ozane:

   It doesn't even have to be a hurricane prediction. It can just be a normal rainy day, and people with high anxiety or PTSD will leave town -- will not stay in their homes -- because they're afraid that there could be another flood. Lots of people want bags of sand because they're nervous about getting any amount of rain in their homes.

4. Rhonda Shear:

   How, if I was a serious actress, I would have never taken a commercial … I was nervous, but I told him I had permission from everyone. He said, ‘ Well, you did n’t get it from me. ’ He then walked out and left me with my costume in hand … They did n’t blackball me, but I never heard from ‘ Happy Days ’ again.

5. Michelle Kyriakides:

   HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT COULD LAST A YEAR : SURVEY According to the latest employment data, the economy lost 701,000 jobs last month, causing the unemployment rate to rise from 3.5 percent in February to 4.4 percent by the end of March. Career counselors compare the dynamic to the 2008 recession but say there is hope for todays graduates to succeed in the job market, even if it takes time for the economy to rebound. I was a bit nervous, but when were talking to our employer partners, they are still preparing for this to pick back up after COVID ends, which is optimistic for me and something were trying to share, industries that often hire in bulk are still hiring in bulk, so the accounting students are doing OK. Were seeing a big pick-up in the amount of opportunities in health care and in technology, of course, because everyone has been virtual. A look at Hofstra University's Sports and Exhibition complex on campus. ( Elina Shirazi).

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=nervous
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=nervous
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nervous
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=nervous
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nervous
6. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
7. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nervous
8. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=nervous