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nervosity

[ nur-vos-i-tee ]

noun

  1. the quality of being nervous; nervousness.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of nervosity1

First recorded in 1605–15 in an earlier sense “strength”; nerv(ous) + -osity ( def ); compare Latin nervōsitās “strength”
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Example Sentences

But at the same time his nervosity caused him to produce sometimes effects a trifle hard, a trifle harsh.

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