noun
- bold confidence or audacity, especially when considered inappropriate or presumptuous
Usage: informal
Examples
- She had the nerviness to ask for a raise on her first day.
- His nerviness in challenging the professor surprised everyone.
- I admired her nerviness in standing up to the bully.
- The student’s nerviness in questioning the policy was refreshing.
- It took real nerviness to start her own business at nineteen.
- His nerviness often got him into trouble with authority figures.