English-Thai Dictionary
nervation
N การ เป็น ลายเส้น venation
nerve
N ความกล้า ความกล้าหาญ brashness arrogance deference kwam-kar
nerve
N เส้นประสาท sen-pa-sad
nerve centre
N ศูนย์รวม nerve center suan-ruam
nerve for
PHRV เตรียมพร้อม สำหรับ triam-prom-sam-rab
nerve gas
N แก๊ซ พิษ ที่ ใช้ ใน สงคราม ทำลาย ระบบประสาท ส่วนกลาง kas-pid-ti-chai-nai-kan-tam-song-kram
nerve-racking
ADJ ซึ่ง ลำบาก หรือ หวาดกลัว อย่าง ที่สุด น่า เขย่าขวัญ stressful sueng-lam-bak-rue-wed-kua-ti-sud
nerveless
ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่มี กำลัง ซึ่ง ไม่มีความรู้ สึก feeble spineless sueng-mai-me-kam-rang
nerves
N ความเครียด ความวิตกกังวล ความ ตื่นกลัว kwam-kiad
nervine
A เกี่ยวกับ ประสาท ที่ ออกฤทธิ์ ต่อ ระบบประสาท ที่ บรรเทา ความเครียด
nervous
ADJ กระวนกระวาย กระสับกระส่าย ร้อนรน ประหม่า กลัว ลนลาน agitated excitable sensitive calm relaxed krawon-kra-wai
nervous
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ประสาท ทาง ประสาท kiao-kab-pra-sad
nervous Nellie
SL คน ประสาท คน วิตกกังวล kon-pra-sad
nervous breakdown
N ช่วงเวลา ที่ มี ความเจ็บป่วย ทางจิต breakdown chuang-we-la-ti-me-kwam-jeb-puai-tang-jid
nervous system
N ระบบประสาท ra-bob-pra-sad
nervously
ADV อย่าง ประหม่า yang-pra-ma
nervousness
N ความประหม่า ความ ประสาท ความ ตื่นกลัว yang-pra-ma
nervure
N เส้นเลือด ลายเส้น
nervy
ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่ หวาดกลัว (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ excitable jumpy uneasy calm sueng-mai-yad-kua
nervy
ADJ อวดดี ยโส โอหัง cheeky impudent aud-de
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
NERVE
n. 1. An organ of sensation and motion in animals. The nerves are prolongations of the medullary substance of the brain, which ramify and extend to every part of the body.
2. A sinew or tendon.
3. Strength; firmness of body; as a man of nerve.
4. Fortitude; firmness of mind; courage.
5. Strength; force; authority; as the nerves of discipline.
NERVE
v.t.To give strength or vigor; to arm with force; as, fear nerved his arm.
NERVED
pp. 1. Armed with strength.
2. In botany, having vessels simple and unbranched, extending from the base towards the tip; as a nerved leaf.
NERVELESS
a.Destitute of strength; weak.
NERVINE
a.That has the quality of relieving in disorders of the nerves.
NERVINE
n.A medicine that affords relief from disorders of the nerves.
NERVOUS
a. 1. Strong; vigorous; as a nervous arm.
2. Pertaining to the nerves; seated in or affecting the nerves; as a nervous disease or fever.
3. Having the nerves affected; hypochondriac; a colloquial use of the word.
4. Possessing or manifesting vigor of mind; characterized by strength in sentiment or style; as a nervous historian.
NERVOUS
a.In botany [See Nerved, No. 2 ]
NERVOSE
a.In botany [See Nerved, No. 2 ]
NERVOUSLY
adv. With strength or vigor.
NERVOUSNESS
n. 1. Strength; force; vigor.
2. The state of being composed of nerves.
NERVY
a.Strong; vigorous.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
NERVATE
NERVATE Nerv "ate, a. (Bot. )
Defn: Nerved.
NERVATION
NERVATION Ner *va "tion, n.
Defn: The arrangement of nerves and veins, especially those of leaves; neuration. The outlines of the fronds of ferns, and their nervation, are frail characters if employed alone for the determination of existing genera. J. D. Hooker.
NERVE
Nerve, n. Etym: [OE. nerfe, F. nerf, L. nervus, akin to Gr. needle. Cf. Neuralgia. ]
1. (Anat. )
Defn: One of the whitish and elastic bundles of fibers, with the accompanying tissues, which transmit nervous impulses between nerve centers and various parts of the animal body.
Note: An ordinary nerve is made up of several bundles of nerve fibers, each bundle inclosed in a special sheath (the perineurium ) and all bound together in a connective tissue sheath and framework (the epineurium ) containing blood vessels and lymphatics.
2. A sinew or a tendon. Pope.
3. Physical force or steadiness; muscular power and control; constitutional vigor. he led me on to mightiest deeds, Above the nerve of mortal arm. Milton.
4. Steadiness and firmness of mind; self-command in personal danger, or under suffering; unshaken courage and endurance; coolness; pluck; resolution.
5. Audacity; assurance. [Slang ]
6. (Bot. )
Defn: One of the principal fibrovascular bundles or ribs of a leaf, especially when these extend straight from the base or the midrib of the leaf.
7. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the nervures, or veins, in the wings of insects. Nerve cell (Anat. ), one of the nucleated cells with which nerve fibers are connected; a ganglion cell. -- Nerve fiber (Anat. ), one of the fibers of which nerves are made up. These fibers are either medullated or nonmedullated. in both kinds the essential part is the translucent threadlike axis cylinder which is continuous the whole length of the fiber. -- Nerve stretching (Med. ), the operation of stretching a nerve in order to remedy diseases such as tetanus, which are supposed to be influenced by the condition of the nerve or its connections.
NERVE
Nerve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nerved; p. pr. & vb. n. Nerving.]
Defn: To give strength or vigor to; to supply with force; as, fear nerved his arm.
NERVED
NERVED Nerved, a.
1. Having nerves of a special character; as, weak-nerved.
2. (Bot. )
Defn: Having nerves, or simple and parallel ribs or veins. Gray.
NERVELESS
NERVELESS Nerve "less, a.
1. Destitute of nerves.
2. Destitute of strength or of courage; wanting vigor; weak; powerless. A kingless people for a nerveless state. Byron. Awaking, all nerveless, from an ugly dream. Hawthorne.
NERVELESSNESS
NERVELESSNESS Nerve "less *ness, n.
Defn: The state of being nerveless.
NERVE-SHAKEN
NERVE-SHAKEN Nerve "-shak `en, a.
Defn: Affected by a tremor, or by a nervous disease; weakened; overcome by some violent influence or sensation; shoked.
NERVIMOTION
Ner `vi *mo "tion, n. Etym: [Nerve + motion. ] (Physiol.)
Defn: The movement caused in the sensory organs by external agents and transmitted to the muscles by the nerves. Dunglison.
NERVIMOTOR
Ner `vi *mo "tor, n. Etym: [Nerve + motor. ] (Physiol.)
Defn: Any agent capable of causing nervimotion. Dunglison.
NERVINE
Nerv "ine a. Etym: [L. nervinus made of sinews: cf. F. nervin. See Nerve. ] (Med. )
Defn: Having the quality of acting upon or affecting the nerves; quieting nervous excitement. -- n.
Defn: A nervine agent.
NERVOMUSCULAR
Ner `vo *mus "cu *lar, a. Etym: [Nerve + muscular. ] (Physiol.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to both nerves and muscles; of the nature of nerves and muscles; as, nervomuscular energy.
NERVOSE
Ner *vose ", a. Etym: [See Nervous. ] (Bot. )
Defn: Same as Nerved.
NERVOSITY
Ner *vos "i *ty, n. Etym: [L. nervositas strength. ]
Defn: Nervousness. [R.]
NERVOUS
Nerv "ous, a. Etym: [L. nervosus sinewy, vigorous: cf. F. nerveux. See Nerve. ]
1. possessing nerve; sinewy; strong; vigorous. "Nervous arms. " Pope.
2. Possessing or manifesting vigor of mind; characterized by strength in sentiment or style; forcible; spirited; as, a nervous writer.
3. Of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the nerves; as, nervous excitement; a nervous fever.
4. Having the nerves weak, diseased, or easily excited; subject to, or suffering from, undue excitement of the nerves; easily agitated or annoyed. Poor, weak, nervous creatures. Cheyne.
5. Sensitive; excitable; timid. Our aristocratic class does not firmly protest against the unfair treatment of Irish Catholics, because it is nervous about the land. M. Arnold. Nervous fever (Med. ), a low form of fever characterized by great disturbance of the nervous system, as evinced by delirium, or stupor, disordered sensibility, etc. -- Nervous system (Anat. ), the specialized coördinating apparatus which endows animals with sensation and volition. In vertebrates it is often divided into three systems: the central, brain and spinal cord; the peripheral, cranial and spinal nerves; and the sympathetic. See Brain, Nerve, Spinal cord, under Spinal, and Sympathetic system, under Sympathetic, and Illust. in Appendix. -- Nervous temperament, a condition of body characterized by a general predominance of mental manifestations. Mayne.
NERVOUSLY
NERVOUSLY Nerv "ous *ly, adv.
Defn: In a nervous manner.
NERVOUSNESS
NERVOUSNESS Nerv "ous *ness, n.
Defn: State or quality of being nervous.
NERVURE
Nerv "ure, n. Etym: [F. See Nerve. ]
1. (Bot. )
Defn: One of the nerves of leaves.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the chitinous supports, or veins, in the wings of incests.
NERVY
Nerv "y, a. [Compar. Nervier; superl. - iest.]
Defn: Strong; sinewy. "His nervy knees." Keats.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Nerva, Marcus Cocceius
Ner va, Marcus Cocceius |ˈnərvə ˈnərvə | ( c. ad 30 –98 ), Roman emperor 96 –98. He returned to a liberal and constitutional form of rule after the autocracy of his predecessor, Domitian.
nervation
ner va tion |ˌnərˈvāSHən ˌnərˈveɪʃən | ▶noun Botany the arrangement of nerves in a leaf. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from French, based on nerf ‘nerve. ’
nerve
nerve |nərv nərv | ▶noun 1 (in the body ) a whitish fiber or bundle of fibers that transmits impulses of sensation to the brain or spinal cord, and impulses from these to the muscles and organs: the optic nerve. 2 (nerves ) a person's mental state, in particular the extent to which they are agitated or worried: an amazing journey that tested her nerves to the full. • nervousness or anxiety: his first-night nerves soon disappeared. 3 (often one's nerve ) a person's steadiness, courage, and sense of purpose when facing a demanding situation: the army's commanders were beginning to lose their nerve | I got up the nerve to ask Miss Kinnian to have dinner with me. • informal impudence or audacity: he had the nerve to insult my cooking | she's got nerve wearing that short skirt with those legs. 4 Botany a prominent unbranched rib in a leaf, esp. in the midrib of the leaf of a moss. ▶verb (nerve oneself ) brace oneself mentally to face a demanding situation: she nerved herself to enter the room. PHRASES a bundle of nerves see bundle. get on someone's nerves informal irritate or annoy someone. have nerves of steel not be easily upset or frightened. strain every nerve make every possible effort. [from the earlier sense of nerve as ‘tendon, sinew. ’] touch (or hit or strike ) a nerve (or a raw nerve ) provoke a reaction by referring to a sensitive topic: there are signs that some comments strike a raw nerve. war of nerves a struggle in which opponents try to wear each other down by psychological means. DERIVATIVES nerved adjective [ usu. in combination ] : she was still raw-nerved from reliving the past ORIGIN late Middle English (also in the sense ‘tendon, sinew ’): from Latin nervus; related to Greek neuron ‘nerve ’ (see neuron ).
nerve block
nerve block ▶noun Medicine the production of insensibility in a part of the body by injecting an anesthetic close to the nerves that supply it.
nerve cell
nerve cell ▶noun a neuron.
nerve center
nerve cen ter ▶noun a group of closely connected nerve cells that perform a particular function in the body; a ganglion. • the control center of an organization or operation: Frankfurt is the economic nerve center of Germany.
nerve cord
nerve cord ▶noun Zoology the major cord of nerve fibers running the length of an animal's body, esp. a ventral cord in invertebrates that connects segmental nerve ganglia.
nerve fiber
nerve fi ber ▶noun the axon of a neuron. A nerve is formed of a bundle of many such fibers, with their sheaths.
nerve gas
nerve gas |ˈnərv ˌɡæs | ▶noun a poisonous vapor that rapidly disables or kills by disrupting the transmission of nerve impulses.
nerve impulse
nerve im pulse ▶noun a signal transmitted along a nerve fiber. It consists of a wave of electrical depolarization that reverses the potential difference across the nerve cell membranes.
nerveless
nerve less |ˈnərvlis ˈnərvləs | ▶adjective 1 inert; lacking vigor or feeling: the knife dropped from Grant's nerveless fingers. • (of literary or artistic style ) diffuse or insipid: Wilde and his art are described as “nerveless and effeminate. ” 2 confident; not nervous: with nerveless panache. 3 Anatomy & Biology lacking nerves or nervures. DERIVATIVES nerve less ly adverb, nerve less ness noun
nerve net
nerve net ▶noun Zoology (in invertebrates such as coelenterates and flatworms ) a diffuse network of neurons that conducts impulses in all directions from a point of stimulus.
nerve-racking
nerve-rack ing |ˈnərv ˌrækɪŋ |(also nerve-wracking ) ▶adjective causing stress or anxiety: his driving test was a nerve-racking ordeal.
nerve trunk
nerve trunk ▶noun Anatomy the main stem of a nerve.
Nervi, Pier Luigi
Ner vi, Pier Luigi |ˈnərvē, ˈner- ˈnərvi | (1891 –1979 ), Italian engineer and architect. A pioneer of reinforced concrete, he helped to design the UNESCO building in Paris (1953 ) and designed the Pirelli skyscraper in Milan (1958 ) and Saint Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco (1970 ).
nervine
nerv ine |ˈnərvēn ˈnərvin | ▶adjective (of a medicine ) used to calm the nerves. ▶noun a medicine of this kind. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin nervinus ‘of the nerves or sinews, ’ or suggested by French nervin.
nervous
nerv ous |ˈnərvəs ˈnərvəs | ▶adjective 1 easily agitated or alarmed; tending to be anxious; highly strung: a sensitive, nervous person | these quick, nervous birds. • anxious or apprehensive: staying in the house on her own made her nervous | I was nervous about my new job. • (of a feeling or reaction ) resulting from anxiety or anticipation: nervous energy. 2 relating to or affecting the nerves: a nervous disorder. DERIVATIVES ner vous ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (in the senses ‘containing nerves ’ and ‘relating to the nerves ’): from Latin nervosus ‘sinewy, vigorous, ’ from nervus ‘sinew ’ (see nerve ). Sense 1 dates from the mid 18th cent.
nervous breakdown
nerv ous break down |ˈˌnərvəs ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn | ▶noun a period of mental illness resulting from severe depression, stress, or anxiety.
nervousness
ner vous ness |ˈnərvəsnis | ▶noun the quality or state of being nervous: there was a trace of nervousness in his voice.
nervous system
nerv ous sys tem |ˈnərvəs ˌsɪstəm | ▶noun the network of nerve cells and fibers that transmits nerve impulses between parts of the body. See also autonomic nervous system, central nervous system, peripheral nervous system.
nervous wreck
nerv ous wreck ▶noun informal a person suffering from stress or emotional exhaustion: by the end of the day I was a nervous wreck.
nervure
ner vure |ˈnərvyo͝or ˈnərvjər | ▶noun Entomology each of the hollow veins that form the framework of an insect's wing. • Botany the principal vein of a leaf. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French, from nerf ‘nerve. ’
nervy
nerv y |ˈnərvē ˈnərvi | ▶adjective ( nervier, nerviest ) 1 informal bold or impudent: it was kind of nervy for Billy to be telling him how to play. 2 chiefly Brit. easily agitated or alarmed; nervous: he was nervy and on edge. • characterized or produced by apprehension or uncertainty: they made a nervy start. 3 archaic or literary sinewy or strong. DERIVATIVES nerv i ly |ˈnərvəlē |adverb, nerv i ness noun
Oxford Dictionary
Nerva, Marcus Cocceius
Nerva, Marcus Cocceius |ˈnəːvə | ( c. 30 –98 ad ), Roman emperor 96 –8. He returned to a liberal and constitutional form of rule after the autocracy of his predecessor, Domitian.
nervation
nerv |ation |nəːˈveɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Botany the arrangement of nerves in a leaf. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from French, based on nerf ‘nerve ’.
nerve
nerve |nəːv | ▶noun 1 a whitish fibre or bundle of fibres in the body that transmits impulses of sensation to the brain or spinal cord, and impulses from these to the muscles and organs: the optic nerve. 2 (one's nerve or one's nerves ) one's steadiness and courage in a demanding situation: an amazing journey which tested her nerves to the full | he kept his nerve and won five games in a row. 3 (nerves ) feelings of nervousness: his first-night nerves soon disappeared. 4 [ mass noun ] informal impudence or audacity: he had the nerve to insult my cooking | [ in sing. ] : she's got a nerve wearing that short skirt with those legs. 5 Botany a prominent unbranched rib in a leaf, especially in the midrib of the leaf of a moss. ▶verb (nerve oneself ) brace oneself mentally to face a demanding situation: she nerved herself to enter the room. PHRASES a bag (or bundle ) of nerves informal someone who is extremely anxious or tense. get on someone's nerves informal irritate someone. have nerves of steel not be easily upset or frightened. live on one's nerves (or one's nerve ends ) be extremely anxious or tense. strain every nerve make every possible effort. [from the earlier sense of nerve as ‘tendon, sinew ’.] touch (or hit ) a nerve (or a raw nerve ) provoke a reaction by referring to a sensitive topic. war of nerves a struggle in which opponents try to wear each other down by psychological means. DERIVATIVES nerved adjective [ usu. in combination ] : he was steely-nerved after the accident ORIGIN late Middle English (also in the sense ‘tendon, sinew ’): from Latin nervus; related to Greek neuron ‘nerve ’ (see neuron ).
nerve block
nerve block ▶noun Medicine the production of insensibility in a part of the body by injecting an anaesthetic close to the nerves that supply it.
nerve cell
nerve cell ▶noun a neuron.
nerve centre
nerve centre ▶noun 1 a group of closely connected nerve cells that perform a particular function; a ganglion. 2 the control centre of an organization or operation: Frankfurt is the economic nerve centre of Germany.
nerve cord
nerve cord ▶noun Zoology the major cord of nerve fibres running the length of an animal's body, especially a ventral cord in invertebrates that connects segmental nerve ganglia.
nerve fibre
nerve fibre ▶noun the axon of a neuron. A nerve is formed of a bundle of many such fibres, with their sheaths.
nerve gas
nerve gas ▶noun [ mass noun ] a poisonous vapour which has a rapid disabling or lethal effect by disrupting the transmission of nerve impulses.
nerve impulse
nerve im |pulse ▶noun a signal transmitted along a nerve fibre. It consists of a wave of electrical depolarization that reverses the potential difference across the nerve cell membranes.
nerveless
nerve |less |ˈnəːvlɪs | ▶adjective 1 lacking vigour or feeling: the knife dropped from Grant's nerveless fingers. 2 not nervous; confident: a nerveless lack of restraint. 3 Anatomy & Biology lacking nerves or nervures. DERIVATIVES nervelessly adverb, nervelessness noun
nerve net
nerve net ▶noun Zoology (in invertebrates such as coelenterates and flatworms ) a diffuse network of neurons which conducts impulses in all directions from a point of stimulus.
nerve-racking
nerve-racking (also nerve-wracking ) ▶adjective causing stress or anxiety: his driving test was a nerve-racking ordeal.
nerve trunk
nerve trunk ▶noun Anatomy the main stem of a nerve.
Nervi, Pier Luigi
Nervi, Pier Luigi |ˈnɛːvi, Italian ˈnɛrvi | (1891 –1979 ), Italian engineer and architect. A pioneer of reinforced concrete, he co-designed the UNESCO building in Paris (1953 ) and designed the Pirelli skyscraper in Milan (1958 ) and San Francisco cathedral (1970 ).
nervine
nervine |ˈnəːvʌɪn, -iːn | ▶adjective (of a medicine ) used to calm the nerves. ▶noun a nervine medicine. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin nervinus ‘of the nerves or sinews ’, or suggested by French nervin.
nervous
ner |vous |ˈnəːvəs | ▶adjective 1 easily agitated or alarmed: a sensitive, nervous person. • anxious or apprehensive: staying in the house on her own made her nervous | he's nervous of speaking in public. • (of a feeling or reaction ) resulting from anxiety or anticipation: nervous energy. 2 relating to or affecting the nerves: a nervous disorder. DERIVATIVES nervously adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (in the senses ‘containing nerves ’ and ‘relating to the nerves ’): from Latin nervosus ‘sinewy, vigorous ’, from nervus ‘sinew ’ (see nerve ). Sense 1 dates from the mid 18th cent.
nervous breakdown
ner |vous break |down ▶noun a period of mental illness resulting from severe depression, stress, or anxiety.
nervousness
ner ¦vous |ness |ˈnəːvəsnəs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the quality or state of being nervous: there was a trace of nervousness in his voice.
nervous system
ner |vous sys ¦tem ▶noun the network of nerve cells and fibres which transmits nerve impulses between parts of the body. See also autonomic nervous system, central nervous system, peripheral nervous system.
nervous wreck
ner |vous wreck ▶noun informal a person suffering from stress or emotional exhaustion: by the end of the day I was a nervous wreck.
nervure
nervure |ˈnəːvjʊə | ▶noun Entomology each of the hollow veins that form the framework of an insect's wing. • Botany the principal vein of a leaf. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French, from nerf ‘nerve ’.
nervy
nervy |ˈnəːvi | ▶adjective ( nervier, nerviest ) 1 Brit. easily agitated or alarmed; nervous: he was nervy and on edge. • characterized or produced by apprehension or uncertainty: they made a nervy start. 2 N. Amer. informal bold or impudent: it was kind of nervy for Billy to be telling him how to play. 3 literary vigorous or strong. DERIVATIVES nervily adverb, nerviness noun
American Oxford Thesaurus
nerve
nerve noun 1 the nerves that transmit pain: nerve fiber, neuron, axon, dendrite. 2 the match will be a test of nerve: confidence, assurance, coolheadedness, self-possession; courage, bravery, pluck, boldness, intrepidity, fearlessness, daring; determination, willpower, spirit, backbone, fortitude, intestinal fortitude, mettle, grit, true grit, stout-heartedness; informal guts, spunk, moxie. 3 he had the nerve to ask her out again: audacity, cheek, effrontery, gall, temerity, presumption, boldness, brazenness, impudence, impertinence, arrogance, cockiness; informal face, front, chutzpah. 4 pre-wedding nerves: anxiety, tension, nervousness, stress, worry, cold feet, apprehension; informal butterflies (in one's stomach ), the jitters, the shakes, the heebie-jeebies. PHRASES get on someone's nerves her squeaky voice gets on my nerves: irritate, annoy, irk, anger, bother, vex, provoke, displease, exasperate, infuriate, gall, pique, needle, ruffle someone's feathers, try someone's patience; jar on, grate on, rankle; rub the wrong way; informal aggravate, get to, bug, miff, peeve, rile, nettle, get someone's goat, tick off. WORD LINKS neural relating to nerves in the body neuralgia pain along a nerve in the body neurosurgery surgery performed on the nervous system Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
nerve-racking
nerve-racking adjective it's the waiting that's the most nerve-racking: stressful, anxious, worrying, fraught, nail-biting, tense, difficult, trying, worrisome, daunting, frightening; informal scary, hairy.
nervous
nervous adjective 1 a nervous woman: high-strung, anxious, edgy, tense, excitable, jumpy, skittish, brittle, neurotic; timid, mousy, shy, fearful. ANTONYMS relaxed, calm. 2 he was so nervous he couldn't eat: anxious, worried, apprehensive, on edge, edgy, tense, stressed, agitated, uneasy, restless, worked up, keyed up, overwrought, jumpy; fearful, frightened, scared, shaky, in a cold sweat, gun-shy; informal with butterflies in one's stomach, trepidatious, jittery, twitchy, in a state, uptight, wired, in a flap, het up, strung out, having kittens. ANTONYMS relaxed, calm. 3 a nervous disorder: neurological, neural.
nervous breakdown
nervous breakdown noun the boss's nervous breakdown almost destroyed the company: mental collapse, breakdown, collapse, crisis, trauma; nervous exhaustion, mental illness; informal crack-up.
nervousness
nervousness noun she began chattering out of nervousness: anxiety, edginess, tension, agitation, stress, worry, apprehension, uneasiness, disquiet, fear, trepidation, perturbation, alarm; informal butterflies (in one's stomach ), the jitters, the willies, the heebie-jeebies, the shakes.
nervy
nervy adjective it was a nervy move: audacious, impudent, brazen, cheeky, bold, plucky; informal gutsy, spunky, ballsy.
Oxford Thesaurus
nerve
nerve noun 1 the nerves that transmit pain and physical feeling: nerve fibre; technical axon. 2 the match will be a test of nerve, strength, and skill: self-confidence, confidence, assurance, self-assurance, coolness, cool-headedness, self-possession; courage, bravery, pluck, pluckiness, boldness, courageousness, braveness, intrepidity, intrepidness, fearlessness, valour, daring, dauntlessness, doughtiness, gameness; determination, strength of character, firmness of purpose, will power, spirit, backbone, fortitude, mettle, heart, endurance, tenacity, resolution, resoluteness, stout-heartedness, steadfastness, staunchness, hardihood; informal grit, guts, spunk, gumption, gutsiness; Brit. informal bottle, ballsiness; N. Amer. informal moxie, cojones, sand; vulgar slang balls. ANTONYMS timidity, faint-heartedness. 3 he had the nerve to try and pick up the casting director at his first audition: audacity, cheek, barefaced cheek, effrontery, gall, temerity, presumption, presumptuousness, boldness, brazenness, impudence, impertinence, insolence, pertness, forwardness, front, arrogance, cockiness; informal face, neck, brass neck, brass, sauce; N. Amer. informal chutzpah; informal, dated hide; Brit. informal, dated crust; rare procacity, assumption. ANTONYMS shyness, bashfulness; politeness. 4 (nerves ) an attack of pre-wedding nerves: anxiety, tension, nervousness, nervous tension, strain, tenseness, stress, worry, cold feet; apprehensiveness, apprehension, jumpiness, fright; informal butterflies (in one's stomach ), collywobbles, the jitters, the willies, the heebie-jeebies, the shakes, the jumps, jim-jams, the yips; Brit. informal the (screaming ) abdabs /habdabs; Austral. rhyming slang Joe Blakes. ANTONYMS calmness, nonchalance. PHRASES get on someone's nerves irritate, annoy, irk, anger, bother, vex, provoke, displease, upset, exasperate, infuriate, gall, get /put someone's back up, put out, pique, rankle with, nettle, needle, ruffle someone's feathers, stroke someone's hair the wrong way, make someone's hackles rise, try someone's patience; jar on, grate on; Brit. rub up the wrong way; informal aggravate, get, get to, bug, miff, peeve, rile, get under someone's skin, get in someone's hair, get up someone's nose, hack off, get someone's goat; Brit. informal nark, get on someone's wick, give someone the hump, wind up, get across; N. Amer. informal rankle, ride, gravel; vulgar slang piss off; Brit. vulgar slang get on someone's tits; rare exacerbate, hump, rasp. ▶verb PHRASES nerve oneself Morag nerved herself to go on: brace oneself, steel oneself, summon /gather /screw up /muster one's courage, screw one's courage to the sticking place, gear oneself up, prepare oneself, get in the right frame of mind; fortify oneself, bolster oneself; informal psych oneself up; literary gird (up ) one's loins. ANTONYMS lose one's nerve. WORD LINKS nerve neural relating to nerves in the body neur (o )- related prefix neuritis inflammation of a nerve neurology, neuropathology, neurosurgery branches of medicine to do with the nerves neurectomy surgical removal of a nerve neurotomy surgical cutting of a nerve Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
nerveless
nerveless adjective 1 he took the gun from her suddenly nerveless fingers: inert, lifeless, lacking feeling; weak, powerless, feeble. 2 a nerveless lack of restraint: confident, self-confident, self-assured, self-possessed, cool, cool-headed, calm, collected, {cool, calm, and collected }, composed, controlled, relaxed. ANTONYMS nervous, worried, anxious.
nerve-racking
nerve-racking adjective meeting him for the first time was nerve-racking to say the least. See stressful.
nervous
nervous adjective 1 a thin, nervous woman who always wore black: highly strung, easily frightened, easily agitated, anxious, edgy, tense, excitable, jumpy, skittish, brittle, neurotic, hysterical; timid, timorous, mousy, shy, fearful, frightened, frightened of one's own shadow, apprehensive, scared; Brit. nervy; informal trepidatious. ANTONYMS calm, relaxed, easy-going. 2 the day Richard started teaching, he was so nervous he couldn't eat breakfast: anxious, worried, apprehensive, on edge, edgy, tense, strained, stressed, agitated, in a state of nerves, in a state of agitation, uneasy, restless, worked up, keyed up, overwrought, wrought up, strung out, jumpy, on tenterhooks, with one's stomach in knots, fidgety, fearful, frightened, scared, with one's heart in one's mouth, like a cat on a hot tin roof, quaking, trembling, shaking, shaking in one's shoes, shaky, on pins and needles, in a cold sweat, fevered, febrile; informal with butterflies in one's stomach, jittery, twitchy, in a state, uptight, wired, in a stew, all of a dither, all of a doodah, in a sweat, in a flap, in a tizz /tizzy, all of a lather, het up, in a twitter; Brit. informal strung up, windy, having kittens, like a cat on hot bricks; N. Amer. informal spooky, squirrelly, in a twit; Austral. /NZ informal toey; Brit. vulgar slang shitting bricks, bricking oneself; dated overstrung. ANTONYMS cool, calm, relaxed, laid-back. 3 a nervous disorder: neurological, neural, neuro-.
nervous breakdown
nervous breakdown noun mental collapse, breakdown, collapse, nervous collapse, nervous exhaustion, nervous tension, period of mental illness, crisis, personal crisis, psychological trauma; informal crack-up.
nervousness
nervousness noun as he ate, she found herself chattering away to him out of nervousness. See anxiety (sense 1 ).
nervy
nervy adjective Brit. Harriet isn't the nervy type | when I interviewed Ed, he was very nervy: nervous, anxious, tense, on edge, edgy, strained, stressed, agitated, apprehensive, in a state of nerves, in a state of agitation, uneasy, restless, worked up, keyed up, overwrought, wrought up, strung out, jumpy, on tenterhooks, with one's stomach in knots, fidgety, fearful, frightened, scared, with one's heart in one's mouth, like a cat on a hot tin roof, quaking, trembling, shaking, shaking in one's shoes, shaky, on pins and needles, in a cold sweat, fevered, febrile; excitable, neurotic, highly strung; informal in a state, uptight, wired, in a stew, all of a dither, in a sweat, in a flap, in a tizz /tizzy, all of a lather, het up, in a twitter; Brit. informal strung up, windy, having kittens, all of a doodah, like a cat on hot bricks; N. Amer. informal spooky, squirrelly, in a twit; Austral. /NZ informal toey; Brit. vulgar slang shitting bricks, bricking oneself; dated overstrung. ANTONYMS calm, relaxed, laid-back, easy-going.
Duden Dictionary
Nerv
Nerv Substantiv, maskulin , der |N e rv |der Nerv; Genitiv: des Nervs (fachsprachlich auch : Nerven ), Nerven |[…fn̩ ]|im 16. Jahrhundert = Sehne, Flechse < lateinisch nervus, Nervus ; die medizinische Bedeutung seit dem 18. Jahrhundert wohl unter Einfluss von gleichbedeutend englisch nerve 1 aus parallel angeordneten Fasern bestehender, in einer Bindegewebshülle liegender Strang, der der Reizleitung zwischen Gehirn, Rückenmark und Körperorgan oder -teil dient vegetative Nerven | den Nerv [im Zahn ] töten den Nerv haben, etwas zu tun umgangssprachlich den Mut, die Frechheit besitzen, etwas zu tun jemandem den [letzten ] Nerv rauben /töten umgangssprachlich jemanden durch sein Verhalten belästigen, nervös machen 2 das, was das Wesen einer Sache, Person ausmacht der Nerv der Zeit 3 Pluraletantum nervliche Konstitution starke Nerven | seine Nerven haben versagt | meine Nerven halten das nicht aus | das kostet Nerven (greift die nervliche Konstitution an ) | seine Nerven waren zum Zerreißen gespannt (er war in einem Zustand äußerster Anspannung ) | sie hat die besseren Nerven | für, zu etwas nicht die Nerven (die erforderliche nervliche Konstitution ) haben | dieser Film geht an die Nerven | der Lärm zerrt an meinen Nerven | völlig mit den Nerven fertig sein die, jemandes Nerven liegen blank jemand ist sehr gereizt die Nerven behalten, verlieren die Ruhe, die Beherrschung bewahren, verlieren [vielleicht ] Nerven haben umgangssprachlich emotional in seinem Verhalten, seiner Handlungsweise, seinen Forderungen o. Ä. auf seltsame Ideen kommen Nerven haben wie Drahtseile /Stricke umgangssprachlich emotional über eine äußerst robuste, jeder Belastung standhaltende nervliche Konstitution verfügen Nerven zeigen umgangssprachlich die bisher gezeigte Konzentration, Beherrschung, Kontrolle über sich selbst zu verlieren beginnen; nervös werden jemandem auf die Nerven gehen /fallen umgangssprachlich jemandem äußerst lästig werden 4 a Botanik Blattader b Zoologie Ader 3b
Nerva
Ner va Eigenname |N e rva |römischer Kaiser
nerval
ner val Adjektiv Medizin |nɛrˈvaːl |lateinisch nervalis = zu den Nerven gehörig a das Nervensystem betreffend b durch die Funktion der Nerven bewirkt
Nervatur
Ner va tur Substantiv, feminin , die |Nervat u r …va …|a Botanik Aderung im Blatt b Zoologie Aderung der Insektenflügel
nerven
ner ven schwaches Verb umgangssprachlich |n e rven …fn̩ |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « a (jemandem ) äußerst lästig werden der Kerl nervt mich b nervlich strapazieren, anstrengen; an die Nerven gehen c hartnäckig bedrängen, (jemandem ) in zermürbender Weise zusetzen das Kind hat seine Eltern genervt
Nervenanspannung
Ner ven an span nung Substantiv, feminin , die |N e rvenanspannung |a Anspannung 1 der Nerven b nervliche Anspannung 2
Nervenarzt
Ner ven arzt Substantiv, maskulin , der |N e rvenarzt |Neurologe
Nervenärztin
Ner ven ärz tin Substantiv, feminin , die |N e rvenärztin |weibliche Form zu Nervenarzt
nervenaufpeitschend
ner ven auf peit schend Adjektiv |n e rvenaufpeitschend |die Nerven aufpeitschend ein nervenaufpeitschender Thriller
nervenaufreibend
ner ven auf rei bend Adjektiv |n e rvenaufreibend |die Nerven in äußerstem Maße beanspruchend eine nervenaufreibende Tätigkeit
Nervenbahn
Ner ven bahn Substantiv, feminin Anatomie, Physiologie , die |N e rvenbahn |Erregungsimpulse leitender und übertragender Abschnitt des Zentralnervensystems
Nervenbelastung
Ner ven be las tung Substantiv, feminin , die |N e rvenbelastung |nervliche Belastung
nervenberuhigend
ner ven be ru hi gend Adjektiv |n e rvenberuhigend |die Nerven beruhigend die Tropfen wirken nervenberuhigend
Nervenberuhigungsmittel
Ner ven be ru hi gungs mit tel Substantiv, Neutrum , das |N e rvenberuhigungsmittel |
Nervenbündel
Ner ven bün del Substantiv, Neutrum , das |N e rvenbündel |1 Anatomie Nervenstrang 2 umgangssprachlich nervlich überlasteter, äußerst nervöser Mensch
Nervenchirurgie
Ner ven chi r ur gie , Ner ven chi rur gie Substantiv, feminin , die |N e rvenchirurgie |Neurochirurgie
Nervenentzündung
Ner ven ent zün dung Substantiv, feminin , die |N e rvenentzündung |Entzündung eines oder mehrerer Hirn- oder Körpernerven
Nervenfaser
Ner ven fa ser Substantiv, feminin , die |N e rvenfaser |längerer Fortsatz einer Nervenzelle
Nervengas
Ner ven gas Substantiv, Neutrum , das |N e rvengas |die Nerven schädigender Kampfstoff
Nervengewebe
Ner ven ge we be Substantiv, Neutrum Anatomie, Physiologie , das |N e rvengewebe |Gewebe, das der Erregungsleitung und -verarbeitung dient
Nervengift
Ner ven gift Substantiv, Neutrum , das |N e rvengift |Gift, das in erster Linie das Nervensystem angreift z. B. Nikotin
Nervenheilkunde
Ner ven heil kun de Substantiv, feminin , die |N e rvenheilkunde |a Neurologie b Neurologie und Psychiatrie
Nervenkern
Ner ven kern Substantiv, maskulin Anatomie, Physiologie , der |N e rvenkern |Anhäufung von Nervenzellen im Zentralnervensystem; Nukleus 2 Kurzform: Kern 6b
Nervenkitzel
Ner ven kit zel Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich , der |N e rvenkitzel |[mit angenehmen Gefühlen verbundene ] Erregung der Nerven durch die Gefährlichkeit, Spannung einer Situation einen Nervenkitzel verspüren
Nervenklinik
Ner ven kli nik Substantiv, feminin , die |N e rvenklinik |a Klinik für Erkrankungen des Nervensystems b umgangssprachlich psychiatrische Klinik
Nervenkostüm
Ner ven kos tüm Substantiv, Neutrum umgangssprachlich scherzhaft , das |N e rvenkostüm |Nervensystem im Hinblick auf seine Belastbarkeit ein schwaches Nervenkostüm haben
Nervenkraft
Ner ven kraft Substantiv, feminin , die |N e rvenkraft |
nervenkrank
ner ven krank Adjektiv |n e rvenkrank |an einer Nervenkrankheit leidend
Nervenkranke
Ner ven kran ke substantiviertes Adjektiv, feminin |N e rvenkranke |vgl. Kranke weibliche Person, die nervenkrank ist
Nervenkranker
Ner ven kran ker substantiviertes Adjektiv, maskulin |N e rvenkranker |vgl. Kranker jemand, der nervenkrank ist
Nervenkrankheit
Ner ven krank heit Substantiv, feminin , die |N e rvenkrankheit |a Erkrankung des Nervensystems z. B. Lähmung, Neuralgie b Neurose
Nervenkrieg
Ner ven krieg Substantiv, maskulin emotional , der |N e rvenkrieg |auf eine Strapazierung der Nerven des Gegners angelegte Auseinandersetzung über einen längeren Zeitraum hin
Nervenkrise
Ner ven kri se Substantiv, feminin , die |N e rvenkrise |1 Medizin krisenhafte Nervenschmerzen 2 Phase, in der man auf etwas seelisch heftig reagiert
Nervenlähmung
Ner ven läh mung Substantiv, feminin , die |N e rvenlähmung |in den Nervenzellen entstehende Lähmung
Nervenleiden
Ner ven lei den Substantiv, Neutrum , das |N e rvenleiden |
nervenleidend
ner ven lei dend Adjektiv |n e rvenleidend |
Nervenmühle
Ner ven müh le Substantiv, feminin salopp , die a nervenaufreibende Tätigkeit b nervenaufreibender Arbeitsplatz, Betrieb
Nervennahrung
Ner ven nah rung Substantiv, feminin , die |N e rvennahrung |der Stärkung der Nerven dienender Stoff Zucker ist Nervennahrung
Nervenprobe
Ner ven pro be Substantiv, feminin , die |N e rvenprobe |starke [bis an die Grenze der Belastbarkeit gehende ] Beanspruchung der Nerven
Nervensache
Ner ven sa che |N e rvensache |in der Wendung [eine ] reine Nervensache sein umgangssprachlich von der nervlichen Konstitution abhängen
Nervensäge
Ner ven sä ge Substantiv, feminin salopp emotional , die |N e rvensäge |Person oder Sache, die jemandem äußerst lästig fällt ihre kleine Schwester war eine ziemliche Nervensäge
Nervenschmerz
Ner ven schmerz Substantiv, maskulin , der |N e rvenschmerz |meist im Plural nervlich bedingter Schmerz; Neuralgie
Nervenschock
Ner ven schock Substantiv, maskulin , der |N e rvenschock |durch starke Erregung, z. B. heftiges Erschrecken, hervorgerufener psychischer Schock
nervenschwach
ner ven schwach Adjektiv |n e rvenschwach |schwache Nerven besitzend
Nervenschwäche
Ner ven schwä che Substantiv, feminin , die |N e rvenschwäche |a Neurasthenie b geringe nervliche Belastbarkeit
nervenstark
ner ven stark Adjektiv |n e rvenstark |starke Nerven besitzend
Nervenstärke
Ner ven stär ke Substantiv, feminin , die |N e rvenstärke |hohe nervliche Belastbarkeit
Nervenstrang
Ner ven strang Substantiv, maskulin Anatomie , der |N e rvenstrang |zu einem Bündel vereinigte Nervenfasern
Nervensystem
Ner ven sys tem Substantiv, Neutrum Anatomie, Physiologie , das |N e rvensystem |Nerven [gewebe ] als funktionelle Einheit
nervenzehrend
ner ven zeh rend Adjektiv |n e rvenzehrend |an den Nerven 3 zehrend die endlose Diskussion war nervenzehrend
Nervenzelle
Ner ven zel le Substantiv, feminin Anatomie, Physiologie , die |N e rvenzelle |Erregungen aufnehmende, verarbeitende, leitende Zelle (in Zentralnervensystem, Ganglien und Sinnesorganen )
Nervenzentrum
Ner ven zen t rum , Ner ven zen trum Substantiv, Neutrum Anatomie, Physiologie , das |N e rvenzentrum |bestimmter Bezirk in Gehirn und Rückenmark, der bestimmte Erregungen aufnimmt, verarbeitet und dadurch Reaktionen und Funktionen des Organismus reguliert
nervenzerfetzend
ner ven zer fet zend Adjektiv umgangssprachlich |n e rvenzerfetzend |besonders aufregend, spannend, mitreißend ein nervenzerfetzendes Elfmeterschießen entschied das Finale
nervenzerreißend
ner ven zer rei ßend Adjektiv |n e rvenzerreißend |
Nervenzucken
Ner ven zu cken Substantiv, Neutrum , das |N e rvenzucken |das Nervenzucken; Genitiv: des Nervenzuckens nervlich bedingtes Zucken in einem Muskel oder einer Muskelgruppe
Nervenzusammenbruch
Ner ven zu sam men bruch Substantiv, maskulin , der |N e rvenzusammenbruch |plötzlich auftretende Krise infolge einer außergewöhnlichen Überbeanspruchung oder als erstes Anzeichen einer schweren psychischen Erkrankung
nervig
ner vig Adjektiv |n e rvig …fɪç auch …vɪç |1 den Eindruck angespannter Kraft vermittelnd 2 umgangssprachlich störend, lästig, unangenehm
Nervinum
Ner vi num Substantiv, Neutrum Medizin; Pharmazie , das |Nerv i num |das Nervinum; Genitiv: des Nervinums, Plural: die Nervina Arzneimittel, das auf das Nervensystem einwirkt
nervlich
nerv lich Adjektiv |n e rvlich |das Nervensystem betreffend
nervös
ner vös Adjektiv |nɛrˈvøːs |französisch nerveux, englisch nervous < lateinisch nervosus = sehnig, nervig 1 aufgrund geringerer Belastbarkeit, infolge psychischer Belastung von innerer Unruhe, Zerfahrenheit und Unsicherheit erfüllt oder auf eine entsprechende Verfassung hindeutend sie ist etwas nervös 2 besonders Medizin das Nervensystem betreffend, dadurch bewirkt; nervlich nervöse Zuckungen
Nervosität
Ner vo si tät Substantiv, feminin , die |Nervosit ä t |die Nervosität; Genitiv: der Nervosität französisch nervosité < lateinisch nervositas = Stärke (einer Faser )erhöhte Reizbarkeit der Nerven, nervöses Aufgeregtsein im Betrieb herrschte Nervosität
nervtötend
nerv tö tend Adjektiv |n e rvtötend |die Nerven strapazierend; an die Nerven gehend
Nervus
Ner vus Substantiv, maskulin Medizin , der |ˈnɛrvʊs |der Nervus; Genitiv: des Nervus, Plural: die Nervi lateinisch nervus = Sehne, Flechse; (Muskel )band, verwandt mit griechisch neũron, neuro- , Neuro- Nerv
Nervus abducens
Ner vus ab du cens Substantiv, maskulin , der |N e rvus abd u cens |der Nervus abducens; Genitiv: des Nervus abducens sechster Gehirnnerv
Nervus Probandi
Ner vus Pro ban di Substantiv, maskulin selten , der |N e rvus Prob a ndi |der Nervus Probandi; Genitiv: des Nervus Probandi eigentlicher entscheidender Beweisgrund
Nervus Rerum
Ner vus Re rum Substantiv, maskulin bildungssprachlich , der |N e rvus R e rum |der Nervus Rerum; Genitiv: des Nervus Rerum lateinisch nervus rerum = Nerv der Dinge [Geld als ] Zielpunkt allen Strebens, wichtigste Grundlage
French Dictionary
nerveusement
nerveusement adv. adverbe De façon nerveuse. : Elle mordillait son crayon nerveusement.
nerveux
nerveux , euse adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin 1 Qui est relatif aux nerfs. : Le système nerveux. 2 Énervé. : Elle est un peu nerveuse. SYNONYME agité ; excité ; irritable . Note Orthographique nerveu x.
nervosité
nervosité n. f. nom féminin Surexcitation, énervement. : Sa nervosité grandit à mesure que l ’attente se prolonge. Note Orthographique nerv o sité.
nervure
nervure n. f. nom féminin Ligne saillante. : Les nervures d ’une feuille.
Spanish Dictionary
nervado, -da
nervado, -da adjetivo Que tiene nervios :hojas nervadas; alas nervadas .SINÓNIMO nervioso .
nervadura
nervadura nombre femenino 1 Conjunto de nervios, especialmente los de una hoja o los del ala de un insecto :según la disposición de la nervadura, las hojas se clasifican en diferentes grupos; piel surcada de pequeñas nervaduras; (fig ) una sólida nervadura espiritual .SINÓNIMO nervatura, nerviación .2 arq Nervio :bóveda de nervaduras; las nervaduras son características de las bóvedas góticas o de crucería .3 arq Moldura saliente en un ángulo o arista .
nerval
nerval adjetivo De los nervios o relacionado con estas fibras conjuntivas :fibras nervales .
nervatura
nervatura nombre femenino Nervadura, nerviación .
nerviación
nerviación nombre femenino Nervadura :las dicotiledóneas suelen presentar tallos no huecos y generalmente ramificados, y hojas de formas muy variadas y sin nerviación paralela .SINÓNIMO nervatura .
nervio
nervio nombre masculino 1 Cordón blanquecino formado por fibras y envuelto en una vaina de tejido conjuntivo, que pone en relación el cerebro y la médula espinal con las distintas partes del cuerpo y tiene como función transmitir los impulsos sensoriales y motores :nervio ciático; el nervio auditivo recoge las sensaciones auditivas; los nervios craneales pueden tener fibras nerviosas del sistema vegetativo y del sistema nervioso somático; (fig ) constituyeron el nervio de los grandes creadores de principio de siglo .nervio vago anat Nervio que se extiende desde el bulbo raquídeo a las cavidades del tórax y el abdomen .nervio vestibular anat Nervio del oído interno que mantiene el equilibrio corporal y la orientación .2 Haz de tejido conductor que sobresale del limbo de una hoja o un órgano laminar :por los nervios de las hojas circula la savia .SINÓNIMO vena .3 Fibra ramificada que da rigidez a las alas membranosas de los insectos alados :los nervios de las alas de los insectos están hechos de quitina .4 Fragmento de tendón en la carne comestible :no me gusta la carne que tiene muchos nervios .5 Fuerza, energía o vigor de una persona para hacer cosas :le contratamos porque tiene mucho nervio; escribe poemas sin nervio; al trabajo, pulcro y técnicamente perfecto, le faltó nervio y garra .6 En artes gráficas, cordón que une los cuadernillos de un libro por el lomo :la encuadernación del códice sigue basándose en el sólido cosido con nervios de los cuadernos de pergamino o de papel .7 arq Elemento de construcción en forma de arco saliente que sostiene una bóveda; a veces tiene función meramente decorativa :los nervios son las molduras redondeadas que sobresalen en la parte interior de una bóveda .SINÓNIMO nervadura .8 mar Cabo fijo en la parte alta de las vergas, al que se sujetan los que forman el borde de las velas .9 nervios nombre masculino plural Nerviosismo :padece de los nervios; el pobre estaba con un ataque de nervios, casi sin sentido y tirando patadas a todos los lados; los nervios la hacían andar dando vueltas de un lado para otro; entró tranquilo a la sala, pero en el momento de hablar le entraron los nervios .10 nervios Templanza o estado de equilibrio emocional :no hay nervios que puedan aguantar una semana así; lo que pasa, querida, es que tienes los nervios rotos; aderezaban aquella época del mes de marzo con algo de zozobra, tonificante para unos nervios puestos a prueba por la monotonía de la vida del campo .alterar (o atacar o crispar ) los nervios coloquial Hacer que alguien se ponga nervioso :el ruido continuado puede acabar crispando los nervios; la falta de respeto me ataca los nervios .poner de los nervios Esp coloquial Alterar o crispar los nervios :esa musiquita es para acabar poniendo de los nervios .puro nervio coloquial Se aplica a la persona muy nerviosa o inquieta .tener nervios de acero coloquial Tener [una persona ] un gran control sobre sus emociones y no perder la calma en momentos difíciles o peligrosos :para practicar ciertos deportes de riesgo hay que tener los nervios de acero . VÉASE guerra de nervios; manojo de nervios . ETIMOLOGÍA Voz patrimonial del latín vulgar nervium (latín nervus ). A la misma familia etimológica indoeuropea pertenecen neurona y neurosis .
nerviosidad
nerviosidad nombre femenino Nerviosismo :la vida matrimonial se hizo difícil por su nerviosidad .SINÓNIMO nervosidad .
nerviosismo
nerviosismo nombre masculino Estado pasajero de excitación nerviosa, inquietud o falta de tranquilidad :el nerviosismo es patente entre unos inversores totalmente desorientados por la crisis .SINÓNIMO nervios, nerviosidad, nervosidad .
nervioso, -sa
nervioso, -sa adjetivo 1 De los nervios (órganos filamentosos ) o relacionado con ellos :células nerviosas; tejido nervioso; enfermedades nerviosas; la osteopatía puso énfasis en las alteraciones vasculares originadas por la compresión nerviosa, mientras que la quiropráctica hizo de la compresión nerviosa la causa inicial de una alteración funcional .2 [sistema ] Que transmite los impulsos sensoriales y motores :sistema nervioso vegetativo; sistema nervioso somático .3 [persona, animal ] Que tiene los nervios excitados :hacer un examen oral me pone nervioso; la novia se encontraba bastante nerviosa, al contrario que su octogenario futuro marido, que mostraba un talante tranquilo y sosegado; el perro, un pobre animal nervioso lleno de pulgas, se movía inquieto de un lado a otro .ANTÓNIMO tranquilo .4 [persona, animal ] Que es inquieto y siente fácilmente excitación nerviosa :siempre ha sido nervioso, no se tranquiliza ni durmiendo .5 Que es propio o característico de la persona nerviosa :una sonrisa nerviosa; un ademán nervioso; temperamento nervioso; tiene un carácter muy nervioso; agarra las prendas y se viste, con gestos nerviosos .6 Que tiene nervio (fuerza o vigor ):estilo nervioso .7 Nervado :carne nerviosa . VÉASE anorexia nerviosa; bulimia nerviosa; centro nervioso; fibra nerviosa; gas nervioso; hoja nerviosa; sistema nervioso simpático; tejido nervioso .
nervudo, -da
nervudo, -da adjetivo [persona, parte del cuerpo ] Que tiene muy marcados los tendones, las venas y los músculos :brazos nervudos; Alonso Berruguete, hijo del pintor Pedro Berruguete, destaca por sus tallas de figuras huesudas y nervudas, alejadas del ideal clásico, que reflejan una intensa vida interior .
nervura
nervura nombre femenino Conjunto de los nervios del lomo de un libro encuadernado .
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nerve
nerve /nəː r v /〖原義は 「筋, 腱 （けん ）」〗(形 )nervous 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C 神経 ; 神経繊維 ▸ the optic [sciatic ] nerve 視 [座骨 ]神経 ▸ a nerve fiber 神経繊維 2 〖～s; 複数扱い 〗神経過敏 , いらだち, 心配, ふさぎこみ ▸ suffer from nerves 神経過敏に悩む ; ノイローゼである ▸ a war of nerves ≒a nerve war 神経戦 ▸ calm [steady ] one's nerves 気を落ち着ける ▸ have an attack [a fit ] of nerves ヒステリーを起こす ▸ be a bundle [bag ] of nerves ｟くだけて ｠極度に緊張している ▸ fray A's nerves A 〈人 〉の神経をすり減らす, Aをぴりぴりさせる 3 U 勇気 , 沈着 ▸ It took a lot of nerve to stand up to her .彼女にものおじせずに立ち向かうには大いに勇気がいった ▸ He lost his nerve at the last minute .彼は間際でおじけづいた [冷静さを失った ]4 U ｟くだけた話 ｠〖時にa ～〗厚かましさ, ずうずうしさ, ずぶとさ ; 生意気 ▸ She's got a nerve .彼女はなんて厚かましいのかしら ▸ What a nerve !なんてずうずうしいんだ 5 C 〘植 〙葉脈 ;〘 虫 〙翅 （し ）脈 .6 C ｟詩 ｠腱, 筋 .g è t on A's n é rves ＝g ì ve A the n é rves ｟くだけた話 ｠A 〈人 〉の神経 [かん ]にさわる, Aをいらいらさせる ▸ Eric got on her nerves with his unfriendly words .エリックのよそよそしい言葉が彼女のかんにさわった have n è rves of st é el [ì ron n é rves ]強靭 （きようじん ）な神経を持っている, 冷静沈着である .h à ve [have g ò t ] the n é rve to do 1 …する勇気 [度胸 ]がある ▸ She didn't have the nerve to ask him for advice .彼女は彼に助言を求める勇気がなかった 2 ｟話 非難して ｠…するずぶとさがある, ずうずうしくも …する ▸ He had the nerve to come to the office after what he did at the party .彼はパーティでの不始末の後にぬけぬけと会社にやってきた h ò ld [k è ep ] one's n é rve (困難な状況でも )平静を保つ, 冷静沈着である .l ì ve on one's n é rves ｟英 ｠いつもびくびくしている .str à in è very n é rve «…するのに » 全力を尽くす «to do » .t ò uch [h ì t, str ì ke ] a (r à w ) n é rve (人の )痛い所 [泣き所, 弱点 ]に触れる .動詞 他動詞 ｟書 ｠〖～ oneself to do /for A 〗…しようと [Aのために ]勇気を奮い起こす, 奮起する ▸ He nerved himself to ask his boss for a few days off .彼は勇気を出して数日休暇をもらいたいと上司に頼んだ .～́ à gent 神経組織を侵す化学兵器 .～́ c è ll 神経細胞 .～́ c è nter 〘解剖 〙神経中枢 ; (システム 活動 組織などの )中枢 (部 ).～́ è nding 〖通例 ～s 〗神経の末端 .～́ g à s 神経ガス 〘神経中枢を侵す毒ガス 〙.
nerveless
n é rve less 形容詞 1 力のない ; 気力 [勇気 ]のない, 弱々しい .2 落ち着いた, 冷静な .3 〈文体などが 〉締まりのない .4 〘解剖 〙神経のない ; 〘植 〙葉脈のない ; 〘虫 〙翅 （し ）脈のない .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞
nerve-racking
n é rve-r à ck ing n é rve-wr à ck ing 形容詞 神経を悩ます, 神経をいら立たせる .
nervous
nerv ous /nə́ː r vəs /→nerve 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〖通例be ～〗〈人が 〉 «…に » 心配して , 不安で, びくびくして ; 自信のない «about » , ｟英 ｠ «of , at , that 節 » (→tense 1 形容詞 1 )▸ The newcomer was very nervous about his first appearance with great actors .その新人は名優との初舞台が不安でしかたがなかった ▸ Taking a test always makes me nervous .僕はテストになるときまっておどおどしてしまう ▸ Emily got nervous of making some serious mistakes .エミリはとんでもないミスをするのではないかと心配になった 2 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗神経質な , 神経過敏な, 過度に緊張 [いらいら ]した 〈人 行動 〉; 臆病 （おくびよう ）な , 不安な ; 動揺 しやすい ; 緊迫した ; 不安 からくる 〈意識 反応など 〉▸ a nervous person 神経質な人 ▸ a nervous moment 緊張の一瞬 ▸ give a nervous look (不安 緊張などで )顔をこわばらせる 3 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗神経の , 神経性の , 神経に作用する ▸ nervous energy (体力に対して )気力, 元気 ▸ suffer from a nervous stomach [nervous exhaustion ]神経性胃炎 [神経疲労 ]を患う ～̀ br é akdown 神経衰弱, ノイローゼ (!医学用語ではなく一般に用いられる ) .～́ s ỳ stem 神経系 (統 ).
nervously
n é rv ous ly 副詞 神経質に, いらいらして ; びくびくして .
nervousness
n é rv ous ness 名詞 U 神経質 (なこと ), 神経過敏 ; いらいらすること ; 臆病 （おくびよう ）.
nervy
nerv y /nə́ː r vi /形容詞 1 ｟米 くだけて ｠厚かましい, ずうずうしい .2 ｟英 くだけて ｠神経質な, おどおどした, 興奮しやすい .3 ｟古 ｠強い, 筋骨たくましい .
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