nerveless

nerve·less (nûrv

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

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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" coolheaded, cool 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 feeble 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; plant → ohne Adern or Nerven

(= confident) person → gelassen, seelenruhig

nerveless [ˈnɜːvlɪs] adj (without strength) → privo/a di forza; (calm) → che ha sangue freddo

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cool coolheaded feeble flabby flaccid imperturbable impotent intrepid jumpy uninteresting	"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. Tom Sawyer by Twain, Mark View in context 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. Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context 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. The Lair of the White Worm by Stoker, Bram View in context	nerve block anesthesia nerve cell nerve center nerve centre nerve compression nerve deafness nerve end nerve ending nerve entrapment nerve fiber nerve fibre nerve gas nerve growth factor nerve impulse nerve net nerve pathway nerve plexus Nerve stretching nerve tissue nerve tract nerve trunk nerve-racking Nerve-shaken nerve-wracking Nerved nerveless nervelessly Nervelessness nerveroot nerves Nervi nervii olfactorii nervily Nervimotion Nervimotor nervine nerviness nerving nervomuscular nervose nervosity nervous nervous breakdown Nervous deafness nervous disorder nervous exhaustion Nervous fever nervous fluid nervous impulse nervous Nellie nervous prostration	Nerve to the subclavius Nerve to the Vastus medialis Nerve to the Vastus medialis Nerve to the Vastus medialis nerve tracing nerve tract nerve tract nerve trunk nerve trunk nerve trunk nerve trunk Nerve, Accessory Nerve, Accessory Nerve, Accessory Nerve, Artery, Vein, Empty space, and Lymphatic Nerve-cell Nerve-cell Nerve-cell Nerve-Derived Hyperpolarizing Factor nerve-racking Nerve-shaken Nerve-Sparing nerve-sparing prostatectomy Nerve-Sparing Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy nerve-wracking nerved nerved nerved nerved nerved nerveless nervelessly nervelessly nervelessness nervelessness nerveroot nerveroot nerves nerves nerves nerves nerves nerves nerves of steel Nervi Nervi Nervi Corpora Cardiaca 1 Nervi erigentes nervi vasorum Nervi, Pier Luigi Nervi, Pier Luigi Nerviano Medical Sciences nervier nervier nerviest nerviest Nervii nervii olfactorii nervily nervily Nervimotion

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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.

Tom Sawyer by Twain, Mark View in context

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.

Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context

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.

The Lair of the White Worm by Stoker, Bram View in context

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