Definition and Synonyms for Nervous

Definition of Nervous

1. Of or relating to the nervous system Adjective
2. Easily agitated Adjective Satellite
3. Causing or fraught with or showing anxiety Adjective Satellite
4. Excited in anticipation Adjective Satellite
5. Unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) Adjective Satellite

Synonyms for word "nervous"

Semanticaly linked words with "nervous"

Lexical Analysis for "nervous"

nerve
Noun
derivation
1
1. any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
nervous system
Noun
pertainym
1
1. the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells
nervousness
Noun
derivation
5
1. a sensitive or highly strung temperament
2. the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
3. a sensitive or highly strung temperament
4. the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
5. an uneasy psychological state

Words Rhyme with nervous

Etymology for nervous

etymology nerfus [Welsh]
etymology nervously
etymology nervousness
etymologically related nervosity
etymological origin of nervosus [Latin]
is derived from autonomic nervous system
is derived from central nervous system
is derived from enteric nervous system
is derived from nervous breakdown
is derived from nervous energy
is derived from nervously
is derived from nervousness
is derived from parasympathetic nervous system
is derived from peripheral nervous system
is derived from sympathetic nervous system