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nerve
English
Etymology
Recorded since circa 1374, from Medieval Latin nervus (“nerve”), from Latin nervus (“sinew”). Doublet of neuron and sinew.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /n?v/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /n??v/
- (NYC) IPA(key): /n??v/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /n??v/
- Rhymes: -??(?)v
Noun
nerve (plural nerves)
- A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics.
- Hyponyms: see Thesaurus:nerve
- (nonstandard, colloquial) A neuron.
- (botany) A vein in a leaf; a grain in wood
- Courage, boldness.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:courage
- 2013, Daniel Taylor, Jack Wilshere scores twice to ease Arsenal to victory over Marseille (in The Guardian, 26 November 2013)[2]
- A trip to the whistling, fire-cracking Stadio San Paolo is always a test of nerve but Wenger's men have already outplayed the Italians once.
- Patience.
- Stamina, endurance, fortitude.
- Audacity, gall.
- Synonyms: brashness, brazenness, balls; see also Thesaurus:courage
- (polymer technology) The elastic resistance of raw rubber or other polymers to permanent deformation during processing.
- A nervy tank lining will be difficult to lay around tight bends or in corners because it tends to spring back.
- 1959, Newell A Perry, Eric O Ridgway, US patent US2870103 A[3]
- The nerviness (ability to recover quickly from strain or stretching) ... generally requires it to be broken down or masticated on the mill before the other compounding ingredients are added. In the break-down operation, heat is inherently generated by the sheer action of the milling or mixing equipment on the polymer. Therefore, it is difficult to maintain the desired low temperatures during the milling or mixing... An object of this invention is to reduce the inherent nerve of ... polymers ... during break-down.
- (in the plural) Agitation caused by fear, stress or other negative emotion.
- (obsolete) Sinew, tendon.
- 1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, act 1 scene 2
- Come on; obey: / Thy nerves are in their infancy again, / And have no vigour in them.
- 1725, Alexander Pope. Pope's Homer: Odyssey Book X [4]
- Whilst thus their fury rages at the bay,
My sword our cables cut, I call'd to weigh,
And charg'd my men, as they from fate would fly,
Each nerve to strain, each bending oar to ply.
- Whilst thus their fury rages at the bay,
- 1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, act 1 scene 2
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Verb
nerve (third-person singular simple present nerves, present participle nerving, simple past and past participle nerved)
- (transitive) To give courage.
- May their example nerve us to face the enemy.
- (transitive) To give strength; to supply energy or vigour.
- The liquor nerved up several of the men after their icy march.
Usage notes
- Sometimes used with “up”.
Synonyms
- (give strength): See also Thesaurus:strengthen
Translations
References
Anagrams
- Verne, erven, never
Dutch
Noun
nerve f (plural nerven, diminutive nerfje n)
- Obsolete form of nerf.
Anagrams
- erven, reven, veren
French
Verb
nerve
- first-person singular present indicative of nerver
- third-person singular present indicative of nerver
- first-person singular present subjunctive of nerver
- third-person singular present subjunctive of nerver
- second-person singular imperative of nerver
German
Pronunciation
Verb
nerve
- inflection of nerven:
- first-person singular present
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- singular imperative
Latin
Noun
nerve
- vocative singular of nervus
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ?????? (neûron), and Latin nervus
Noun
nerve m (definite singular nerven, indefinite plural nerver, definite plural nervene)
- nerve
Derived terms
- isjiasnerve
- nervecelle
- nervesystem
References
“nerve” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ?????? (neûron), and Latin nervus
Noun
nerve m (definite singular nerven, indefinite plural nervar, definite plural nervane)
- nerve
Derived terms
- isjiasnerve
- nervecelle
- nervesystem
References
- “nerve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
nerve From the web:
- what nerve innervates the diaphragm
- what nerve controls the diaphragm
- what nerve is the funny bone
- what nerves are affected by carpal tunnel syndrome
- what nerve causes foot drop
- what nerve innervates the trapezius
- what nerve goes to the big toe
- what nerves control the bladder
pride
English
Alternative forms
- pryde (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English pride, from Old English pr?de, pr?te (“pride”) (compare Old Norse prýði (“bravery, pomp”)), derivative of Old English pr?d (“proud”). More at proud. The verb derives from the noun, at least since the 12th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?a?d/, [?p???a?d]
- Rhymes: -a?d
- Homophone: pried
Noun
pride (countable and uncountable, plural prides)
- The quality or state of being proud; an unreasonable overestimation of one's own superiority in terms of talents, looks, wealth, importance etc., which manifests itself in lofty airs, distance, reserve and often contempt of others.
- (often with of or in) A sense of one's own worth, and abhorrence of what is beneath or unworthy of one; lofty self-respect; noble self-esteem; elevation of character; dignified bearing; proud delight; -- in a good sense.
- He took pride in his work.
- He had pride of ownership in his department.
- 1790-1793, William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven
- The pride of the peacock is the glory of God.
- Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct; insolent exultation; disdain; hubris.
- 1912, G. K. Chesterton, Introduction to Aesop's Fables
- Pride goeth before the fall.
- 1912, G. K. Chesterton, Introduction to Aesop's Fables
- That of which one is proud; that which excites boasting or self-congratulation; the occasion or ground of self-esteem, or of arrogant and presumptuous confidence, as beauty, ornament, noble character, children, etc.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene
- lofty trees yclad with summer's pride
- 1770, Oliver Goldsmith, The Deserted Village
- a bold peasantry, their country's pride
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene
- Show; ostentation; glory.
- Highest pitch; elevation reached; loftiness; prime; glory,
- to be in the pride of one's life.
- Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness.
- Lust; sexual desire; especially, excitement of sexual appetite in a female beast.
- (zoology, collective) A company of lions or other large felines.
- A pride of lions often consists of a dominant male, his harem and their offspring, but young adult males 'leave home' to roam about as bachelors pride until able to seize/establish a family pride of their own.
- (zoology) The small European lamprey species Petromyzon branchialis.
- Alternative letter-case form of Pride (“festival for LGBT people”).
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:pride.
Synonyms
- (a sense of one's own worth): dignity; See also Thesaurus:pride
- (proud or disdainful behavior): conceit, disdain; See also Thesaurus:arrogance
- (lust; sexual desire): See also Thesaurus:lust
- (lamprey species): prid, sandpiper
Derived terms
- gay pride
- point of pride
- pride comes before a fall
- prideful
- pride of place
- pride parade
- prider
- Pride
Related terms
- proud
See also
- clowder, company of small felines
Translations
Verb
pride (third-person singular simple present prides, present participle priding, simple past and past participle prided)
- (reflexive) To take or experience pride in something; to be proud of it.
- 1820, Washington Irving, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
- Ichabod prided himself upon his dancing as much as upon his vocal powers. Not a limb, not a fibre about him was idle; and to have seen his loosely hung frame in full motion and clattering about the room you would have thought Saint Vitus himself, that blessed patron of the dance, was figuring before you in person.
- 1820, Washington Irving, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Derived terms
- prided
- priding
Translations
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “pride”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Anagrams
- pried, re-dip, redip, riped
pride From the web:
- what pride had wrought
- what pride flag is pink yellow and blue
- what pride flag is that germany
- what pride flag is pink purple and blue
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