nervosity
State of agitation
Nervosity is a rare or literary word for nervousness—a state of anxiety or agitation.
It appears occasionally in formal or academic contexts where a writer wants a more abstract-sounding noun: The nervosity of the performers was palpable before curtain call.
Most speakers simply use nervousness.
Troubled mental state
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
- angstDeep unfocused worry
restlessness · disquiet · edginess · agitation · jitters · butterflies · tension · stress
Nervously unable to settle
- twitchyNervously prone to spasms
- tremulousShaky from fear
- shakyTrembling or unstable
- jitteryAnxiously restless
quivering · twitching · fluttery · palpitations · trembling · squirmy · restless · antsy
Proneness to strong reactions
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- reactivityTendency to chemically combine
- impressionabilityEase of being influenced
- high-strungNervously sensitive temperament
volatile · mercurial · hypersensitivity · thin-skinned · touchy · irritability · susceptibility · emotional
worry
Troubled mental state
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
angst · restlessness · disquiet · edginess · agitation · jitters · butterflies · tension · stress · dread
fidgety
Nervously unable to settle
jittery · quivering · twitching · fluttery · palpitations · trembling · squirmy · restless · antsy · hyperactive
excitability
Proneness to strong reactions
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- reactivityTendency to chemically combine
- impressionabilityEase of being influenced
high-strung · volatile · mercurial · hypersensitivity · thin-skinned · touchy · irritability · susceptibility · emotional · overwrought
tautness
State of being pulled firm
- strainExcessive stretching force
- tightnessState of being constricted
- stiffnessResistance to deformation
rigidity · pressure · contraction · clenched · braced · coiled · stretched · wound-up · knotted · uptight
nervositycalmness
Peaceful mental state
tranquility · serenity · composure · peace · peacefulness
nerve, nervous, nerves, nervousness, nerved, unnerved, unnerving, enervate, nerving