nerveuses

Nerveuses is the feminine plural form of the French adjective nervueux, meaning nervous or anxious. It describes feminine nouns, with the masculine forms being nerveux (singular) and nerveux (plural), and the feminine singular being nerveuse. The term derives from Latin nervosus, via Old French nervieux, and is cognate with the English word nervous.

In use, nerveuse or nerveux conveys a sense of unease or agitation rather than a physical tremor. It can describe temperament, reactions to events, or emotional states. It is common in everyday speech and literature but is not a clinical term; in medical contexts French often uses anxieux or stressé.

Examples include: Elle est nerveuse avant l’entretien. Elles sont nerveuses après l’annonce. The phrase les nerveuses can appear in literary or rhetorical contexts to refer to a group of nervous women, though this usage is relatively rare and may carry social nuance.

There is no widely recognized meaning of nerveuses as a proper noun, place, or organization. It is principally a grammatical form used in French to describe feminine plural subjects or to refer to a group of nervous individuals in a descriptive context.