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1. (adj.) jealous
resentful and envious, as of someone's success, advantages, etc.:
to be jealous of a rich brother.
2. jealous
proceeding from suspicious fears or envious resentment:
a jealous rage.
3. jealous
inclined to suspicions of rivalry, unfaithfulness, etc., as in love:
a jealous husband.
4. jealous
watchful in guarding something:
to be jealous of one's independence.
5. jealous
intolerant of unfaithfulness or rivalry:
The Lord is a jealous God.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME jelous, gelos < OF gelos < VL *zēlōsus= LL zēl(us)zeal+ōsus -ose1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) covetous, envious, jealous
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
"he was never covetous before he met her"; "jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions"; "envious of their art collection"
2. (adj) jealous, green-eyed, overjealous
suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
"a jealous lover"
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1. (adjective) jealous
feeling unhappy because sb has sth you want
I was so jealous of my cousin's beautiful hair.
2. jealous
feeling angry because sb you love romantically shows interest in sb else
Her boyfriend looked jealous.; She watched him jealously.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) jealous
zealous; solicitous; vigilant; anxiously watchful
2. (adj) jealous
apprehensive; anxious; suspiciously watchful
3. (adj) jealous
exacting exclusive devotion; intolerant of rivalry
4. (adj) jealous
disposed to suspect rivalry in matters of interest and affection; apprehensive regarding the motives of possible rivals, or the fidelity of friends; distrustful; having morbid fear of rivalry in love or preference given to another; painfully suspicious of the faithfulness of husband, wife, or lover
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Sense: (with of ) feeling or showing envy
She is jealous of her sister.
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 Afrikaans: jaloers, naywer |
 Arabic: غَيور |
 Bulgarian: завистлив |
 Brazilian: ciumento |
 Czech: závistivý |
 German: eifersüchtig |
 Danish: jaloux; skinsyg |
 Greek: ζηλιάρης |
 Spanish: envidioso |
 Estonian: kade |
 Farsi: حسود |
 Finnish: kateellinen |
 French: jaloux (de) |
 Hebrew: קַנַאי |
 Hindi: ईर्ष्यालु |
 Croatian: ljubomoran |
 Hungarian: irigy |
 Indonesian: cemburu |
 Icelandic: öfundsjúkur |
 Italian: invidioso |
 Japanese: ねたむ |
 Korean: 질투하는 |
 Lithuanian: pavydus |
 Latvian: skaudīgs; nenovīdīgs |
 Malay: iri hati |
 Dutch: jaloers |
 Norwegian: misunnelig, sjalu |
 Polish: zawistny |
 Persian: حسود |
 Pashto: كستمن، كست كار |
 Portuguese: ciumento |
 Romanian: invidios (pe) |
 Russian: завидующий |
 Slovak: závistlivý |
 Slovenian: zavisten |
 Serbian: zavistan |
 Swedish: avundsjuk |
 Thai: อิจฉา |
 Turkish: kıskanç, çekemeyen |
 Taiwanese: 嫉妒的 |
 Ukrainian: заздрісний; завидющий |
 Urdu: حاسد |
 Vietnamese: ghen tị |
 Chinese: 妒忌的 |
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