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NERVELESSNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nervelessness mean?
• NERVELESSNESS (noun)
The noun NERVELESSNESS has 1 sense:
1. fearless self-possession in the face of danger
Familiarity information: NERVELESSNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fearless self-possession in the face of danger
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
coolness; nervelessness
Hypernyms ("nervelessness" is a kind of...):
fearlessness (the trait of feeling no fear)
Derivation:
nerveless (marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional)
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