| Definitions of 'Envy' |
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1. (noun) envy, enviousness
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
2. (verb) envy, invidia
spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)
3. (verb) envy
feel envious towards; admire enviously
4. (verb) envy, begrudge
be envious of; set one's heart on
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| Definitions of 'Envy' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Envy
malice; ill will; spite
2. (noun) Envy
chagrin, mortification, discontent, or uneasiness at the sight of another's excellence or good fortune, accompanied with some degree of hatred and a desire to possess equal advantages; malicious grudging; -- usually followed by of; as, they did this in envy of Caesar
3. (noun) Envy
emulation; rivalry
4. (noun) Envy
public odium; ill repute
5. (noun) Envy
an object of envious notice or feeling
6. (verb) Envy
to feel envy at or towards; to be envious of; to have a feeling of uneasiness or mortification in regard to (any one), arising from the sight of another's excellence or good fortune and a longing to possess it
7. (verb) Envy
to feel envy on account of; to have a feeling of grief or repining, with a longing to possess (some excellence or good fortune of another, or an equal good fortune, etc.); to look with grudging upon; to begrudge
8. (verb) Envy
to long after; to desire strongly; to covet
9. (verb) Envy
to do harm to; to injure; to disparage
10. (verb) Envy
to hate
11. (verb) Envy
to emulate
12. (verb) Envy
to be filled with envious feelings; to regard anything with grudging and longing eyes; -- used especially with at
13. (verb) Envy
to show malice or ill will; to rail
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