[syn: nervousness, nerves]
3. a sensitive or highly strung temperament;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nervousness \Nerv"ous*ness\, n.
State or quality of being nervous.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
nervousness
n 1: the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
[syn: jitteriness, jumpiness, nervousness,
restiveness]
2: an uneasy psychological state; "he suffered an attack of
nerves" [syn: nervousness, nerves]
3: a sensitive or highly strung temperament