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nerveless

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nerve·less  (nûrvls)
adj.
1. Lacking strength or energy; spiritless; weak.
2. Lacking courage; spineless or cowardly.
3. Calm and controlled in trying circumstances; cool.

nerveless·ly adv.
nerveless·ness n.

nerveless [ˈnɜːvlɪs]
adj
1. calm and collected
2. listless or feeble
nervelessly  adv
nervelessness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.nerveless - marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional; "play it cool"; "keep cool"; "stayed coolheaded in the crisis"; "the most nerveless winner in the history of the tournament"
composed - serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress; "the performer seemed completely composed as she stepped onto the stage"; "I felt calm and more composed than I had in a long time"
2.nerveless - lacking strength; "a weak, nerveless fool, devoid of energy and promptitude"- Nathaniel Hawthorne
powerless - lacking power

nerveless
adjective
1. fearless, cool, collected, calm, brave, daring, composed, courageous, controlled, gutsy (slang), plucky, impassive, unafraid, unemotional, self-possessed, imperturbable He's a nerveless player - that's how he won the Open.
2. powerless, weak, feeble, debilitated, lifeless, enervated The phone dropped from his nerveless fingers.
Translations
nerveless [ˈnɜːvlɪs] ADJ (fig) [grasp] → flojo; [person] → enervado, débil, soso
nerveless
adj
(= without nerves)ohne Nerven; plantohne Adern or Nerven
(= confident) persongelassen, seelenruhig
nerveless [ˈnɜːvlɪs] adj (without strength) → privo/a di forza; (calm) → che ha sangue freddo
nerveless [ˈnɜːvlɪs] adj (without strength) → privo/a di forza; (calm) → che ha sangue freddo


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"Something told me 't if I didn't come back and get --" He shuddered; then waved his nerveless hand with a vanquished gesture and said, "Tell 'em, Joe, tell 'em -- it ain't any use any more.
The fundamental principle on which it rests, that the empire is a community of sovereigns, that the diet is a representation of sovereigns and that the laws are addressed to sovereigns, renders the empire a nerveless body, incapable of regulating its own members, insecure against external dangers, and agitated with unceasing fermentations in its own bowels.
She was really in a nerveless and prostrate condition, with black circles round her eyes, pale even to her lips, and with an instinctive trembling which she was quite unable to repress.
 
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