"nerveless" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈnɜː(ɹ)vləs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nerveless.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more nerveless [comparative], most nerveless [superlative]
Etymology: From nerve + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|nerve|less}} nerve + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} nerveless (comparative more nerveless, superlative most nerveless)
  1. Lacking nerve: fearful; cowardly.
    Sense id: en-nerveless-en-adj-guzw8dXX
  2. (biology) Lacking a nervous system. Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-nerveless-en-adj-87a3tYRS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 95 3 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 96 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 12 79 9 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  3. Devoid of nerves: calm, controlled, cool under pressure.
    Sense id: en-nerveless-en-adj-DYXSYJvS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nervelessness

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