nervosity C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /nɝˈvɑsəti/ UK /nɜːˈvɒsɪti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality or state of being nervous; nervousness A faint nervosity betrayed itself in the trembling of his hands. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality or state of... nervousnessanxietyagitationjitterinesstensionedginess ↔ Opposites calmnesscomposureserenity Word family Related forms nervousnervenervy Etymology AI details From French nervosité or Latin nervositas, from nervosus ('sinewy, vigorous'), from nervus ('sinew, nerve'). nervositas Latin nervus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # nervosity **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /nɝˈvɑsəti/ **IPA (UK):** /nɜːˈvɒsɪti/ ## Meanings 1. the quality or state of being nervous; nervousness ## Examples - A faint nervosity betrayed itself in the trembling of his hands. ## Synonyms - nervousness - anxiety - agitation - jitteriness - tension - edginess ## Antonyms - calmness - composure - serenity ## Related Forms - nervous - nerve - nervy ## Roots and Affixes - Root: nervositas - Root: nervus ## Etymology From French nervosité or Latin nervositas, from nervosus ('sinewy, vigorous'), from nervus ('sinew, nerve'). ## AI Etymology Nervosity comes from French nervosité or Latin nervositas, from nervosus ('sinewy, vigorous'), from nervus ('sinew, nerve'). The etymological trail includes Latin nervositas, Latin nervus. The same word family includes nervous, nerve, nervy. Its current noun use means "the quality or state of being nervous; nervousness". ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown