nerveless

UK: /ˈnɜːvlɪs/ US: /ˈnɝvlɪs/ ,(nûrv′lis)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

nerve•less /ˈnɜrvlɪs/   adj. 

1. without nervousness;
   calm:
   She stood nerveless and unafraid.
2. lacking strength, feeling, or power;
   weak:
   nerveless limbs that no longer supported him.
3. lacking courage.

nerve•less•ly, adv. 
nerve•less•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

nerve•less  (nûrv′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. Anatomy, Botany having no nerves.

• nerve + -less 1725–35

nerve′less•ly, adv. 
nerve′less•ness, n. 

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nerveless / ˈnɜːvlɪs/ adjective

1. calm and collected
2. listless or feeble

ˈnervelessly adverb