Definitions for jealous
ˈdʒɛl əsjeal·ous

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. covetous, envious, jealous(adj)

   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. jealous, green-eyed, overjealous(adj)

   suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival

   "a jealous lover"

Wiktionary(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. jealous(Adjective)

   Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover or spouse's fidelity.

   Etymology: First coined 1382, jalous, from zelosus, from ζῆλος, from ζηλόω. Cognate to zeal.

2. jealous(Adjective)

   Protective, zealously guarding, careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates.

   Etymology: First coined 1382, jalous, from zelosus, from ζῆλος, from ζηλόω. Cognate to zeal.

3. jealous(Adjective)

   Envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise.

   Etymology: First coined 1382, jalous, from zelosus, from ζῆλος, from ζηλόω. Cognate to zeal.

Webster Dictionary(2.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Jealous(adj)

   zealous; solicitous; vigilant; anxiously watchful

2. Jealous(adj)

   apprehensive; anxious; suspiciously watchful

3. Jealous(adj)

   exacting exclusive devotion; intolerant of rivalry

4. Jealous(adj)

   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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1. Jealous

   "Jealous" is the first single by Dir En Grey and was released on May 10, 1998. The music videos of the title track and the B-side "Unknown･･･Despair･･･a Lost" are featured on the VHS Mousou Toukakugeki. A piano-vocal duet version of "Jealous" was later included on the "[KR] Cube" single. "Jealous" is to date, not featured on a studio album. A re-recording of "Unknown･･･Despair･･･a Lost" appears on their 2013 mini-album The Unraveling.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Jealous

   jel′us, adj. suspicious of or incensed at rivalry: anxious to defend the honour of.—adv. Jeal′ously.—ns. Jeal′ousy, Jeal′oushood (Shak.), Jeal′ousness. [O. Fr. jalous (mod. Fr. jaloux)—L. zelus—Gr. zēlos, emulation.]

Anagrams for jealous »

1. jalouse

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of jealous in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of jealous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of jealous in a Sentence

1. Food Network star Alton Brown:

   I will say this: I think that [Bourdain]is probably the best writer about food. I’m jealous of his work, he pokes a lot of things and that’s fine; you have to have critics, issue provocateurs, so to speak. I’m a fan, and the few times I’ve gotten to work with him I enjoyed it immensely.

2. Clarence Darrow:

   Liberty is the most jealous and exacting mistress that can beguile the soul and brain of man.

3. Anuj Somany:

   A woman is so jealous that she often compares herself with her mother’s personality and even feels envious of her mom’s beauty, so how it could happen that she spares others & her mother-in-law.

4. Anuj Somany:

   Women are so jealous of one another that they can't wear even the same kind of dress in a party or get-together.

5. Princess Nina Georgievna of Russia:

   Anastasia was madly jealous of me because I was taller than she was. As the daughter of the Emperor she thought she ought to tower over everyone.

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