nervio

Definitions of nervio
  1. noun
    one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect
    synonyms: nervadura
  2. noun
    an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)
    synonyms: energía, fuerza, marcha, remangue, ñeque
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    types:
    bizarría, brío, empuje, fogosidad, lucimiento, vigor, vitalidad
    an energetic style
    chispa
    merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
    type of:
    animación, lozanía, pólvora, ser, vida, viveza
    animation and energy in action or expression
  3. noun
    enduring strength and energy
    synonyms: aguante, fondo, resistencia, vigor
  4. noun
    a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
    synonyms: cuerda, tendón
  5. noun
    any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ
    synonyms: nervadura
  6. noun
    an uneasy psychological state
    synonyms: acojonamiento, acojone, acojono, mieditis, nervios, nerviosidad
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    types:
    agobio
    (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
    tensión
    (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
    type of:
    estado mental, estado psicológico
    (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic
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