nerveless

Questions about nerveless

What does nerveless mean?

nerveless means "marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in nerveless?

nerveless has 3 syllables: ner-ve-less. The stress falls on "ner".

What is another word for nerveless?

Close synonyms include cool, coolheaded, feeble. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is nerveless a common word?

nerveless is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.