nervosity

[ nur-vos-i-tee ]

noun

1. the quality of being nervous; nervousness.

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”

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg