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envy
a feeling of discontent or covetousness of another’s advantages, possessions, or attainments; desire for something possessed by another: I envy her talent for decorating.
Not to be confused with:
jealousy – jealous resentment against a person enjoying success or advantage; anger or fear of losing something or someone to a rival: Her unbridled jealousy is apparent whenever her boyfriend dances with another woman. [Although envy and jealousy are close in meaning, they have some different connotations. To envy is to feel unhappy because someone else possesses or has accomplished something you wish you had yourself. Jealousy is resenting someone who has gained something that you think you more rightly deserve. It also refers to the anguish caused by fear or suspicions of unfaithfulness.]
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en·vy
(ĕn′vē)n. pl. en·vies
1.
a. A feeling of discontent and resentment aroused by and in conjunction with desire for the possessions or qualities of another. See Usage Note at jealous.
b. The object of such feeling: Their new pool made them the envy of their neighbors.
2. Obsolete Malevolence.
tr.v. en·vied, en·vy·ing, en·vies
1. To feel envy toward (another person).
2. To regard (something) with envy.
[Middle English envie, from Old French, from Latin invidia, from invidus, envious, from invidēre, to look at with envy : in-, in, on; see en-1 + vidēre, to see; see weid- in Indo-European roots. V., from Middle English envien, from Old French envier, from Latin invidēre.]
en′vi·er n.
en′vy·ing·ly adv.
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envy
(ˈɛnvɪ)n, pl -vies
1. a feeling of grudging or somewhat admiring discontent aroused by the possessions, achievements, or qualities of another
2. the desire to have for oneself something possessed by another; covetousness
3. an object of envy
vb, -vies, -vying or -vied
to be envious of (a person or thing)
[C13: via Old French from Latin invidia, from invidēre to eye maliciously, from in-2 + vidēre to see]
ˈenvier n
ˈenvyingly adv
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en•vy
(ˈɛn vi)n., pl. -vies, n.
1. 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. an object of envious feeling: She was the envy of all her classmates.
3. Obs. ill will.
v.t. 4. to regard with envy; be envious of.
v.i. 5. Obs. to be affected with envy.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Old French < Latin invidia <invid(us) envious (derivative of invidēre to envy; see invidious)]
en′vy•ing•ly, adv.
syn: envy and jealousy are very close in meaning. envy denotes a longing to possess something awarded to or achieved by another: to feel envy when a friend inherits a fortune. jealousy, on the other hand, denotes a feeling of resentment that another has gained something that one more rightfully deserves: to feel jealousy when a coworker receives a promotion. jealousy also refers to anguish caused by fear of losing someone or something to a rival: a husband's jealousy of other men.
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Envy
- As a moth gnaws a garment, so does envy consume a man —Saint John Chrysostam
- As iron is eaten by rust, so are the envious consumed by envy —Livy
- Envy hit him … like lack of oxygen —William Mcllvanney
- (Fools may our scorn, not envy raise, for) envy is a kind of praise —John Gay
- Envy is like a fly that passes all a body’s sounder parts and dwells upon the sores —George Chapman
- Envy, like fire, soars upwards —Livy
- Envy, like the worm, never runs but to the fairest fruit; like a cunning bloodhound, it singles out the fattest deer in the flock —Francis Beaumont
- Felt a twinge of jealousy, green as a worm, wiggling deep in my center —W. P. Kinsella
- Intense jealousy struck him like a missile —Mark Helprin
- It [jealousy] was like a taste in his mouth —Joyce Carol Oates
- Jealousy … descended on his spirit like a choking and pestilence-laden cloud —Thomas Wolfe
- Jealousy is a kind of civil war in the soul, where judgment and imagination are at perpetual jars —William Penn
- Jealousy is cruel as the grave —The Holy Bible/Song of Solomon
- Jealousy is like a bad toothache. It does not let a person do anything, not even sit still. It can only be walked off —Milan Kundera
- Jealousy is like a polished glass held to the lips when life is in doubt; if there be breath, it will catch the damp and show it —John Dryden
- Jealousy that surrounds me like a too-warm room —William H. Gass
- Jealousy whirled inside her like a racing motor —Milan Kundera
- Stir up jealousy like a man of war —The Holy Bible/Isaiah
- A wave of jealousy floats in my stomach like a cork —Ira Wood
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envy
Past participle: envied
Gerund: envying
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| Noun | 1. |  envy - a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by anothercovetousness - an envious eagerness to possess something green-eyed monster, jealousy - a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival) penis envy - (psychoanalysis) a female's presumed envy of the male's penis; said to explain femininity |
| 2. | envy - spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins) deadly sin, mortal sin - an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; "theologians list seven mortal sins" | |
| Verb | 1. | envy - feel envious towards; admire enviously admire, look up to - feel admiration for |
| 2. |  envy - be envious of; set one's heart on desire, want - feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room" covet - wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person); "She covets her sister's house" |
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envy
noun
1. covetousness, spite, hatred, resentment, jealousy, bitterness, malice, ill will, malignity, resentfulness, enviousness (informal) He admitted his feelings of envy towards his brother.
verb
1. be jealous (of), resent, begrudge, be envious (of) I have a famous brother and a lot of people envy me for that.
2. covet, desire, crave, aspire to, yearn for, hanker after He envied Caroline her peace of mind.
Quotations
"Nothing sharpens sight like envy" [Thomas Fuller Gnomologia]
"Our envy always lasts much longer than the happiness of those we envy" [Duc de la Rochefoucauld Maxims]
"Even success softens not the heart of the envious" [Pindar Odes]
"Nothing sharpens sight like envy" [Thomas Fuller Gnomologia]
"Our envy always lasts much longer than the happiness of those we envy" [Duc de la Rochefoucauld Maxims]
"Even success softens not the heart of the envious" [Pindar Odes]
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envy
nounResentful or painful desire for another's advantages:
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Translations
závidětzávist
misundemisundelse
kadehtiakateus
zavidjetizavistljubomora
irigyelirigység
öfundöfundaöfunda af
うらやむねたみ
부러움부러워하다
invidia
pavydaspavydėtinaspavydintispavydo objektas
apskaustskaudība
invidiainvidie
zavistzavidati
ljubomorazavidetizavist
avundasavundsjuka
ความอิจฉาริษยา
hasethasetlenmekimrenmekkıskançlıkkıskanmak
ghen tịsự ghen tị
envy
[ˈenvɪ]A. N → envidia f
a look of envy → una mirada de envidia
filled with envy → lleno de envidia
to do sth out of envy → hacer algo por envidia
it was the envy of everyone → era la envidia de todos
to be green with envy → morirse de envidia
a look of envy → una mirada de envidia
filled with envy → lleno de envidia
to do sth out of envy → hacer algo por envidia
it was the envy of everyone → era la envidia de todos
to be green with envy → morirse de envidia
B. VT → envidiar, tener envidia de
she envies her sister → envidia a su hermana, tiene envidia de su hermana, le tiene envidia a su hermana
I don't envy you! → ¡no te envidio!, ¡no te tengo ninguna envidia!
to envy sb sth → envidiar algo a algn
she envied him his confidence → le envidiaba la seguridad que tenía en sí mismo
she envies her sister → envidia a su hermana, tiene envidia de su hermana, le tiene envidia a su hermana
I don't envy you! → ¡no te envidio!, ¡no te tengo ninguna envidia!
to envy sb sth → envidiar algo a algn
she envied him his confidence → le envidiaba la seguridad que tenía en sí mismo
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envy
n → Neid m; his car was the envy of his friends → seine Freunde beneideten ihn um sein Auto; a laboratory which would be the envy of every scientist → ein Labor, das der Neid eines jeden Wissenschaftlers wäre
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envy
[ˈɛnvɪ]1. n → invidia
her new car was the envy of all the neighbours → la sua macchina nuova era l'invidia di tutto il vicinato
her new car was the envy of all the neighbours → la sua macchina nuova era l'invidia di tutto il vicinato
2. vt to envy (sb sth) → invidiare (qn per qc)
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envy
(ˈenvi) noun a feeling of discontent at another's good fortune or success. She could not conceal her envy of me / at my success.
verb1. to feel envy towards (someone). He envied me; She envied him his money.
2. to feel envy because of. I've always envied that dress of yours.
ˈenviable adjective (negative unenviable) that is to be envied. She spoke in public with enviable ease.
ˈenvious adjective feeling or showing envy. I'm envious of her talents.
the envy of something envied by. Her piano-playing was the envy of her sisters.
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envy
→ حَسَد, يَحْسُدُ závidět, závist misunde, misundelse beneiden, Neid φθόνος, φθονώ envidia, envidiar kadehtia, kateus convoiter, convoitise zavidjeti, zavist invidia, invidiare うらやむ, ねたみ 부러움, 부러워하다 afgunst, benijden misunne, misunnelse pozazdrościć, zawiść inveja, invejar завидовать, зависть avundas, avundsjuka ความอิจฉา, ริษยา haset, hasetlenmek ghen tị, sự ghen tị 羡慕Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
en·vy
n. envidia.
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