nerveless

nerveless
adj
1. cool, cool-headed, calm, unruffled, unperturbed, undisturbed, untroubled, placid, tranquil, serene; composed, collected, controlled, self-controlled, self-possessed, steady, steady-handed; dispassionate, impassionate, unemotional, impassive, undemonstrative; unexcitable, imperturbable, undisturbable.
2. feeble, weak, weakly, forceless, impotent, powerless, impuissant, helpless; weakened, enfeebled, debilitated, enervated, enervate, languid, drooping.
3. spiritless, meek, tame, submissive; spineless, having no backbone, unmanly, cowardly; timid, timorous, afraid, afraid of one's shadow, frightened, Inf. scary; fainthearted, lily-livered, white-livered, Inf. chicken-hearted, Inf. chicken-livered, Inf. pantywaist, Inf. yellow, Sl. yellow-bellied, Sl. candy-assed.

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  • nerveless — index powerless Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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  • nerveless — [nʉrv′lis] adj. 1. without strength, vigor, force, or courage; weak; inert; unnerved 2. not nervous; cool; controlled 3. Biol. without nerves nervelessly adv …   English World dictionary

  • nerveless — UK [ˈnɜː(r)vləs] / US [ˈnɜrvləs] adjective someone who is nerveless does not become afraid or upset in difficult situations a nerveless temperament …   English dictionary

  • nerveless — nerve|less [ˈnə:vləs US ˈnə:rv ] adj written used to describe someone s fingers when they cannot hold something firmly, especially because they have had a shock ▪ The key fell from her suddenly nerveless fingers …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • nerveless — adjective nerveless fingers, feet, hands etc have no strength or feeling in them …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • nerveless — adjective Date: 1742 1. lacking strength or courage ; feeble 2. exhibiting control or balance ; poised, cool • nervelessly adverb • nervelessness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • nerveless — nervelessly, adv. nervelessness, n. /nerrv lis/, adj. 1. without nervousness, as in emergencies; calm; collected. 2. lacking strength or vigor; feeble; weak. 3. lacking firmness or courage; spiritless; cowardly. 4. Anat., Bot. having no nerves.… …   Universalium

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