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nerviness

NOUN
impudence
Synonyms
WEAK
assumption assurance audaciousness audacity boldness brashness brass brazenness cheek cheekiness chutzpah cockiness crust defiance discourtesy disrespect disrespectfulness effrontery face familiarity forwardness gall guts gutsiness hardiness impertinence impudency incivility insolence moxie nerve overconfidence pertness presumptuousness pushiness rudeness sassiness sauciness shamelessness spunk stuff temerity

Example Sentences

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But as the danger thickens Reis easily matches Foster’s nerviness.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2024

The sheer nerviness of this assertion is astounding.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2023

There’s a lot of suppressed tension, and nerviness.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2020

But there was something appealing in the nerviness of the proposition, in Macron’s willingness to gamble that he could win back a hostile public.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 24, 2019

Miss Cole was perfectly calm and collected when entering the biplane, and showed no signs of "nerviness."

From Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 by Cole, E. W. (Edward William)