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1. (n.) envy
a feeling of resentful discontent, begrudging admiration, or covetousness with regard to another's advantages, possessions, or attainments; desire for something possessed by another.
2. envy
an object of envious feeling:
She was the envy of all her classmates.
3. envy
Obs. ill will.
4. (v.t.) envy
to regard with envy; be envious of.
5. (v.i.) envy
Obs. to be affected with envy.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < OF < L invidia <invid(us) envious (der. of invidēre to envy; see invidious ))
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| Definition of 'envy' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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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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1. (verb) envy
to feel strongly that you want what sb else has
I envy you.; She envied her sister's ability to make friends easily.; I envied him his new job.
2. envy
I don't envy sb (sth)
indicates that you are glad you do not have to do what sb else has to do
I don't envy you having to do all that work.
3. (noun) envy
the feeling of envying sb
I was filled with envy at her good luck.; his envy of his friend
4. envy
green with envy
feeling a lot of envy
5. envy
be the envy of
to be sth that is admired or envied by others
His new car was the envy of all their friends.
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Webster 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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Sense: a feeling of discontent at another's good fortune or success
She could not conceal her envy of me / at my success.
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 Afrikaans: jaloers, afguns |
 Arabic: حَسَد |
 Bulgarian: завист |
 Brazilian: inveja |
 Czech: závist |
 German: der Neid |
 Danish: misundelse |
 Greek: φθόνος |
 Spanish: envidia |
 Estonian: kadedus |
 Farsi: حسادت |
 Finnish: kateus |
 French: jalousie |
 Hebrew: קִנאָה |
 Hindi: ईर्ष्या |
 Croatian: zavid, jal |
 Hungarian: irigység |
 Indonesian: iri hati |
 Icelandic: öfund |
 Italian: invidia |
 Japanese: ねたみ |
 Korean: 시샘, 시기 |
 Lithuanian: pavydas |
 Latvian: skaudība |
 Malay: berasa iri hati |
 Dutch: afgunst |
 Norwegian: misunnelse |
 Polish: zawiść |
 Persian: حسادت |
 Pashto: رخه، حسد |
 Portuguese: inveja |
 Romanian: invidie |
 Russian: зависть |
 Slovak: závisť |
 Slovenian: zavist |
 Serbian: zavist |
 Swedish: avund, avundsjuka |
 Thai: ความอิจฉา |
 Turkish: kıskançlık, haset |
 Taiwanese: 妒忌 |
 Ukrainian: заздрість; об'єкт заздрощ |
 Urdu: حسد |
 Vietnamese: sự thèm muốn |
 Chinese: 妒忌 |
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