What does jealous mean?
Definitions for jealous
ˈdʒɛl əsjeal·ous
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word jealous.
Princeton's WordNet
covetous, envious, jealousadjective
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"
jealous, green-eyed, overjealousadjective
suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
"a jealous lover"
Wiktionary
jealousadjective
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.
jealousadjective
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.
jealousadjective
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
Jealousadjective
zealous; solicitous; vigilant; anxiously watchful
Jealousadjective
apprehensive; anxious; suspiciously watchful
Jealousadjective
exacting exclusive devotion; intolerant of rivalry
Jealousadjective
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
Freebase
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
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.]
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jalouse
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of jealous in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of jealous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of jealous in a Sentence
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.
I'm a little jealous. Are you getting all the credit? you know that means the end of his job.
Male passengers are very jealous and often abuse me, but I don't care what they think of me, I am not afraid. I will change the country with whatever ability I have to do so.
Heather Daniels -LRB- @heatheerdaniels -RRB-:
My uncle lives in Washington, where there are no In-N-Out restaurants, so my grandma would send him pictures of the food to make him jealous, so Heather Daniels -LRB- @heatheerdaniels -RRB- would just have my grandpa hold up the food, so that way my uncle misses my grandpa and the food !
People who live in the world of light are often envied by people from the world of darkness. Those jealous people always try every manipulation to drag the wonderful people of the world of light into their dark depressing world. Never allow yourself to be pulled down and mucked up into their mucky world of darkness and ignorance. Continue your journey on your pre-planned path illuminated with the shining bright light of Knowledge and Truth. A Viaxe Continua!
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- غيور, حسودArabic
- раўнівыBelarusian
- ревнивBulgarian
- gelósCatalan, Valencian
- žárlivýCzech
- jalouxDanish
- eifersüchtigGerman
- ζηλιάρης, ζηλότυπος, ζηλόφθονοςGreek
- celoso, envidiosoSpanish
- غیرتیPersian
- kateellinen, mustasukkainenFinnish
- jaloux, jalouseFrench
- éadmharIrish
- eudmhor, farmadachScottish Gaelic
- מקנאHebrew
- ईर्ष्याHindi
- féltékeny, féltőHungarian
- նախանձախնդիր, նախանձոտ, խանդոտArmenian
- gelosa, gelosoItalian
- 嫉妬深い, 嫉妬, 妬ましいJapanese
- ប្រច័ណ្ឌ, ច្រណែនKhmer
- љубоморенMacedonian
- jaloersDutch
- misunnelig, sjaluNorwegian
- zazdrosnyPolish
- ciumentoPortuguese
- gelosRomanian
- ревнивый, ревностный, завидующий, завистливый, ревнующийRussian
- љубоморан, ljubomoranSerbo-Croatian
- žiarlivýSlovak
- ljubosumenSlovene
- avundsjuk, svartsjukSwedish
- ఈర్ష్యTelugu
- selosTagalog
- ревнивийUkrainian
- ghen tuôngVietnamese
- 嫉妒的Chinese
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