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nervenoun shameless boldnessyou've got a lot of nerve showing up here audaciousness, audacity, brashness, brass, brassiness, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah(also chutzpa or hutzpah or hutzpa), crust, effrontery, face, gall, nerviness, pertness, presumption, presumptuousness, sauce, sauciness, temerity arrogance, assurance, cockiness, confidence, hardihood, overconfidence, sanguinity, self-assurance, self-confidencediscourteousness, disrespect, impertinence, impoliteness, impudence, incivility, inconsiderateness, inconsideration, insolence, rudeness, ungraciousnessback talk, sassswagger, swash bashfulness, diffidence, faintheartedness, hesitancy, modesty, shyness, timidity, timidness, timorousnesscivility, courteousness, courtesy, gentility, graciousness, mannerliness, manners strength of mind to carry on in spite of dangerthat daring rescue took some nerve bottle(British slang), bravery, courage, courageousness, daring, daringness, dauntlessness, doughtiness, fearlessness, gallantry, greatheartedness, guts, gutsiness, hardihood, heart, heroism, intestinal fortitude, intrepidity, intrepidness, moxie, pecker(chiefly British), prowess, stoutness, valor, virtue backbone, fiber, fortitude, grit, gumption, mettle, pluck, pluckiness, spunk, temperdetermination, perseverance, resolutionendurance, stamina, stomach, tenacityaudacity, boldness, brazenness, cheek, cojones(slang), effrontery, gall, temerity cowardice, cowardliness, cravenness, dastardliness, poltroonery, spinelessness cold feet, faintheartedness, fearfulness, mousiness, timidity, timorousnessfeebleness, softness, weaknessimpotence, ineffectualnesshesitation, indecision, indecisiveness, irresolution nerves pl.a sense of panic or extreme nervousnessa veteran performer who still gets a case of the nerves before performances butterflies, dither, heebie-jeebies, jimjams, jitters, screaming meemies, shakes, shivers, whim-whams, willies cold sweat, creeps, fidgets, goose bumpsagitation, anxiety, fear, hysteria, uneasinessfrazzle, nervous breakdownedginess, jumpiness, skittishness aplomb, calm, composure, equanimity, imperturbability, self-possession, tranquillity(or tranquility) nerveverbto prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionallyneeds to nerve himself for the big game tomorrow brace, forearm, fortify, poise, psych (up), ready, steel, strengthen armharden, inure, season, toughenbolster, boost, buoy (up), buttress, enforce, prop (up), reinforce(also reenforce), support, sustaincheer (up), comfort, embolden, encourage, hearten, inspirerally, rouse, stir daunt, demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, psych (out), shake, unnervedebilitate, enervate, enfeeble, prostrate, sap, soften, tire, undercut, undermine, weaken n.temerity, audacity, hardihood, effrontery, nerve, cheek, gall, chutzpah mean conspicuous or flagrant boldness.temerity suggests boldness arising from rashness and contempt of danger.had the temerity to refuse audacity implies a disregard of restraints commonly imposed by convention or prudence.an entrepreneur with audacity and vision hardihood suggests firmness in daring and defiance.admired for her hardihood effrontery implies shameless, insolent disregard of propriety or courtesy.outraged at his effrontery nerve, cheek, gall, and chutzpah are informal equivalents for effrontery.the nerve of that guy has the cheek to call herself a singer had the gall to demand proof the chutzpah needed for a career in show business in the 14th century |