different between nervous vs uneasy
nervous
English
Etymology
From Middle English nerv?us (“containing nerves; made up of nerve-like fibres; of or relating to nerves; containing sinews or tendons, sinewy; affecting sinews or tendons”), from Latin nerv?sus (“nervous; sinewy; energetic, vigorous”), from nervus (“nerve; muscle; sinew, tendon; (figuratively) energy, power; nerve; force, strength, vigour”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *snéh?wr? (“sinew, tendon”)) + -?sus (suffix meaning ‘full of, prone to’ forming adjectives from nouns). The English word is analysable as nerve +? -ous.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?n??v?s/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?n??v?s/
- Hyphenation: nerv?ous
Adjective
nervous (comparative more nervous, superlative most nervous)
- Of sinews and tendons.
- (obsolete) Full of sinews. [14th–18th c.]
- (obsolete) Having strong or prominent sinews; sinewy, muscular. [15th–19th c.]
- (obsolete) Of a piece of writing, literary style etc.: forceful, powerful. [17th–19th c.]
- 1788, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin 2001, p. 264:
- Nervous, clear, and striking, was almost all that he uttered […].
- 1788, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin 2001, p. 264:
- Of nerves.
- Supplied with nerves; innervated. [from 14th c.]
- Affecting the nerves or nervous system. [from 15th c.]
- (botany, obsolete) Nervose. [17th–18th c.]
- Easily agitated or alarmed; edgy, on edge. [from 18th c.]
- Synonyms: excitable, high-strung, hypersensitive; see also Thesaurus:nervous
- Apprehensive, anxious, hesitant, worried. [from 18th c.]
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nervous
- Antonyms: calm, relaxed
Derived terms
Related terms
- nervosity
Translations
Notes
References
Further reading
- nervous (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- nervous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- nervous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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uneasy
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?i?zi/
- Hyphenation: un?easy
- Rhymes: -i?zi
Etymology 1
From Middle English unesy, equivalent to un- +? easy. Merged with Middle English unethe, uneathe (“difficult, not easy”). See uneath.
Adjective
uneasy (comparative uneasier, superlative uneasiest)
- (rare) Not easy; difficult.
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English unesy, unaisie (“not comforting”), from un- + esy (“comfortable, at ease”). More at easy.
Adjective
uneasy (comparative more uneasy or uneasier, superlative most uneasy or uneasiest)
- Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
- I've been uneasy about your friend ever since I met him. Are you sure we can trust him?
- Not easy in manner; constrained
- Synonyms: stiff, awkward, ungraceful
- He was behaving in an uneasy way.
- Causing discomfort or constraint
Synonyms
(restless): : See Thesaurus:nervous
Related terms
- unease
Translations
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