nerveless C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈnɝvləs/ UK /ˈnɜːvləs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj lacking strength or feeling; calmly fearless With nerveless calm she defused the device. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · lacking strength or... fearlessunflinchingcoolcomposedcalmfeeblelimpweak ↔ Opposites nervousfearfultensetrembling Word family Derived forms nervelesslynervelessness Related forms nervenervousnervy Etymology AI details From nerve + -less, the noun from Latin nervus ('sinew, nerve'), cognate with Greek neuron. nervus Latin -less Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nerveless **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈnɝvləs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈnɜːvləs/ ## Meanings 1. lacking strength or feeling; calmly fearless ## Examples - With nerveless calm she defused the device. ## Synonyms - fearless - unflinching - cool - composed - calm - feeble - limp - weak ## Antonyms - nervous - fearful - tense - trembling ## Derived Forms - nervelessly - nervelessness ## Related Forms - nerve - nervous - nervy ## Roots and Affixes - Root: nervus - Root: -less ## Etymology From nerve + -less, the noun from Latin nervus ('sinew, nerve'), cognate with Greek neuron. ## AI Etymology Nerveless comes from nerve + -less, the noun from Latin nervus ('sinew, nerve'), cognate with Greek neuron. The etymological trail includes Latin nervus, Old English -less. The same word family includes nervelessly, nervelessness, nerve, nervous, nervy. Its current adjective use means "lacking strength or feeling; calmly fearless". ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown