What does jealousy mean?

Definitions for jealousy
ˈdʒɛl ə sijeal·ousy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. jealousy, green-eyed monsternoun

    a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)

  2. jealousynoun

    zealous vigilance

    "cherish their official political freedom with fierce jealousy"-Paul Blanshard

Wiktionary

  1. jealousynoun

    A state of suspicious guarding towards a spouse, lover etc., from fears of infidelity.

  2. jealousynoun

    A resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold.

  3. jealousynoun

    Envy towards another's possessions

  4. jealousynoun

    A close concern for someone or something, solicitude, vigilance.

  5. Etymology: jalousie, see jealous, -y.

Wikipedia

  1. Jealousy

    Jealousy is a song by French DJ and record producer Martin Solveig. The song was released in the France as a CD single on 8 May 2006. It was released as the second single from his second studio album Hedonist (2005). The song was written and produced by Martin Solveig. The song peaked at number 36 on the French Singles Chart, and at number 62 on the UK Singles Chart.

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  1. jealousy

    Jealousy is a complex emotion that typically arises from feelings of insecurity, fear, concern, or envy towards someone. It often involves a perceived threat of losing someone's attention or affection to another person and can manifest itself as frustration, anger or resentment. Jealousy can occur in various contexts such as relationships, friendships or professional environments.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Jealousynoun

    the quality of being jealous; earnest concern or solicitude; painful apprehension of rivalship in cases nearly affecting one's happiness; painful suspicion of the faithfulness of husband, wife, or lover

  2. Etymology: [ F. jalousie. See Jealous, and cf. Jalousie.]

Wikidata

  1. Jealousy

    Jealousy is an emotion and typically refers to the negative thoughts and frustrated feelings of insecurity, fear, and anxiety over an anticipated loss of something that the person values, particularly in reference to a human connection. Jealousy often consists of a combination of presenting emotions such as anger, resentment, inadequacy, helplessness and disgust. In the original broad meaning used in this article, jealousy is distinct from envy, though the two terms have popularly become synonymous in the English language, with both now taking on the narrower definition originally used for envy alone. Jealousy is a familiar experience in human relationships. It has been observed in infants five months and older. Some claim that jealousy is seen in every culture; however, others claim jealousy is a culture-specific phenomenon. Jealousy is often reinforced as a series of particularly strong emotions and constructed as a universal human experience; it has been a theme of many artistic works. Psychologists have proposed several models of the processes underlying jealousy and have identified factors that result in jealousy. Sociologists have demonstrated that cultural beliefs and values play an important role in determining what triggers jealousy and what constitutes socially acceptable expressions of jealousy. Biologists have identified factors that may unconsciously influence the expression of jealousy. Artists have explored the theme of jealousy in photographs, paintings, movies, songs, plays, poems, and books. Theologians have offered religious views of jealousy based on the scriptures of their respective faiths.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Jealousy

    An irrational reaction compounded of grief, loss of self-esteem, enmity against the rival and self criticism.

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  2. Jealousy

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of jealousy in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of jealousy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of jealousy in a Sentence

  1. Sadie Robertson:

    I'm just going to be straight up honest with everything, i struggle with jealousy, and I struggle with comparing myself to other people...I'm just like any other girl. I look in the mirror and I pick out a flaw.

  2. The Bible:

    ], fjs) ; }( document, id)) ; View this post on The Bible tells us that jealousy is as cruel as the grave. Unbelievable. Rest In Peace, Pop. A post shared by Barbie( @nickiminaj) on Feb 19, 2020 at 6:57 am PST.

  3. David Seabury:

    Nature is at work.. Character and destiny are her handiwork. She gives us love and hate, jealousy and reverence. All that is ours is the power to choose which impulse we shall follow.

  4. Rudyard Kipling:

    There's no jealousy in the grave.

  5. Paul DePompo:

    He’ll distract himself with porn, drinking, or will overwork himself, he may become hyper-focused on morals in order to minimize the importance of sex, exhibit jealousy or anger regarding other’s happiness, and will tell you his wife does not like sex.

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