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/nerr vos"i tee/, n.the quality of being nervous; nervousness.[1605-15 in sense "strength"; NERV(OUS) + -OSITY; cf. L nervositas strength]
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nervosity — er*vos i*ty (n[ e]r*v[o^]s [i^]*t[y^]), n. [L. nervositas strength.] Nervousness. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nervosity — noun Date: 1787 the quality or state of being nervous … New Collegiate Dictionary
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nervosity — n. nervousness, restlessness, jumpinessnÉœr vÉ‘sÉ™tɪ / nÉœË vÉ‘sÉ™tɪ … English contemporary dictionary
nervosity — ner·vos·i·ty … English syllables
nervosity — ner•vos•i•ty [[t]nɜrˈvɒs ɪ ti[/t]] n. nervousness • Etymology: 1780–90 … From formal English to slang
nervosity — ˌnərˈvärsəd.ē noun ( es) Etymology: Latin nervositat , nervositas strength, thickness, from nervosus + itat , itas ity : nervousness … Useful english dictionary
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nervousness — noun The state or quality of being nervous. Syn: nervosity … Wiktionary
