envy

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.

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[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.]

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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

 

1. As a moth gnaws a garment, so does envy consume a man —Saint John Chrysostam
2. As iron is eaten by rust, so are the envious consumed by envy —Livy
3. Envy hit him … like lack of oxygen —William Mcllvanney
4. (Fools may our scorn, not envy raise, for) envy is a kind of praise —John Gay
5. Envy is like a fly that passes all a body’s sounder parts and dwells upon the sores —George Chapman
6. Envy, like fire, soars upwards —Livy
7. 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
8. Felt a twinge of jealousy, green as a worm, wiggling deep in my center —W. P. Kinsella
9. Intense jealousy struck him like a missile —Mark Helprin
10. It [jealousy] was like a taste in his mouth —Joyce Carol Oates
11. Jealousy … descended on his spirit like a choking and pestilence-laden cloud —Thomas Wolfe
12. Jealousy is a kind of civil war in the soul, where judgment and imagination are at perpetual jars —William Penn
13. Jealousy is cruel as the grave —The Holy Bible/Song of Solomon
14. 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
15. 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
16. Jealousy that surrounds me like a too-warm room —William H. Gass
17. Jealousy whirled inside her like a racing motor —Milan Kundera
18. Stir up jealousy like a man of war —The Holy Bible/Isaiah
19. A wave of jealousy floats in my stomach like a cork —Ira Wood

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envy

Past participle: envied
Gerund: envying

Imperative

envy

envy

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	envy - a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another enviousness bitterness, rancor, rancour, resentment, gall - a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will covetousness - 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) invidia 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   begrudge 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]

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envy

noun

Resentful or painful desire for another's advantages:

covetousness, enviousness, jealousy.

verb

To feel envy towards or for:

begrudge, covet, grudge.

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Translations

حَسَديَحْسُديَحْسُدُيَحْسُدُ، يَغارحسد

závidětzávist

misundemisundelse

beneidenNeid

φθόνοςφθονώζηλεύωζήλια

envidiaenvidiar

kadehtiakateus

envieenvierjalousieconvoiterconvoitise

zavidjetizavistljubomora

irigyelirigység

öfundöfundaöfunda af

invidiainvidiareinvidiosoinvidiabile

うらやむねたみ

부러움부러워하다

invidia

pavydaspavydėtinaspavydintispavydo objektas

apskaustskaudība

afgunstbenijdennijd

misunnelsemisunne

pozazdrościćzawiśćzazdrość

invejainvejar

invidiainvidie

завидоватьзависть

zavistzavidati

ljubomorazavidetizavist

avundasavundsjuka

ความอิจฉาริษยา

hasethasetlenmekimrenmekkıskançlıkkıskanmak

ghen tịsự ghen tị

因...而妒忌妒忌羡慕

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

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

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envy

[ˈɛnvi]

n

(= jealousy) → envie f
with envy → avec envie

(= thing which is envied) to be the envy of → faire l'envie de

vt → envier
I don't envy you! → Je ne t'envie pas!
to envy sb sth → envier qch à qn

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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

vt person → beneiden; to envy somebody something → jdn um or wegen etw beneiden; that’s a job I don’t envy → das ist eine Arbeit, um die ich niemanden beneiden

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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

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. jaloers, afguns حَسَد завист inveja závist der Neid misundelse φθόνοςenvidia kadedus حسادت kateus jalousieקנאה ईर्ष्या zavid, jal irigység iri hati öfund invidia ねたみ 시샘, 시기 pavydas skaudība berasa iri hati afgunstmisunnelsezawiść رخه، حسد inveja in­vi­die зависть závisť zavist zavist avund, avundsjuka ความอิจฉา kıskançlık, haset 妒忌 заздрість; об'єкт заздрощів حسد sự thèm muốn 妒忌

verb

1. to feel envy towards (someone). He envied me; She envied him his money. jaloesie يَحْسُد завиждам invejar závidět beneiden um misunde φθονώenvidiar kadestama حسادت کردن؛ غبطه خوردن kadehtia envier לְקָנֵא ईर्ष्या करना zavidjeti irigyel merasa iri öfunda invidiare ねたむ (남을) 시기하다 pavydėti apskaust iri hati benijdenmisunnezazdrościć رخه كول، حسد وړل، بخل كول، نه لورول. invejar a invidia завидовать závidieť zavidati zavideti vara avundsjuk på, avundas อิจฉา kıskanmak, çekememek 妒忌 заздрити (комусь) کسی سے حسد کرنا thèm muốn 妒忌

2. to feel envy because of. I've always envied that dress of yours. afgunstig يَحْسُدُ، يَغار завиждам заради invejar závidět beneiden um misunde ζηλεύωenvidiar kadestama حسرت داشتن؛ حسادت کردن kadehtia envier לְקָנֵא ב- किसी कारण जलना zavidjeti na irigyel mengirikan öfunda af invidiare うらやむ ...때문에 시기하다 pavydėti apskaust iri hati jaloers zijn opmisunnezazdrościć حسد وړل invejar a invidia (pentru) завидовать závidieť zavidati zavideti avundas อิจฉา gıpta etmek, imrenmek 因...而妒忌 заздрити (на що) کسی شخص کی حالات وغیرہ کی طرف سے رشک یا رقابت رکھنا cảm thấy thèm muốn 因...而妒忌

ˈenviable adjective

(negative unenviable) that is to be envied. She spoke in public with enviable ease. benydenswaardig يُحْسَد عَلَيْهِ завиден invejável záviděníhodný beneidenswert misundelsesværdig ζηλευτόςenvidiable kadestusväärne حسادت انگیز kahdehdittava enviable מְעוֹרֵר קִנאָה ईर्ष्णीय zavidan irigylésre méltó membangkitkan iri öfundsverður invidiabile うらやましい 선망의 대상이 되는 pavydėtinas apskaužams sangat baik benijdenswaardigmisunnelsesverdig godny pozazdroszczenia رخې وړ، دحسد وړ invejável de invidiat завидный závideniahodný zavidanja vreden zavidan avundsvärd เป็นที่น่าอิจฉา kıskanılacak, gıpta edilecek 值得羨慕的，令人稱羨的 завидний قابل رشک شے یا شخص gây sự thèm muốn 值得羡慕的，引起妒忌的

ˈenvious adjective

feeling or showing envy. I'm envious of her talents. afgunstig حَسود завистлив invejoso závistivý neidisch misundelig φθονερός, που ζηλεύει envidioso kade حسود kateellinen jaloux מְקַנֵא ईर्ष्यालु zavidno irigy iri öfundsjúkur invidioso うらやましがる 시기하는 듯한 pavydus, pavydintis skaudīgs perasaan iri hati jaloersmisunneligzawistny, zazdrosny كستمن، رخه ناك، بې پيرزوينې، حاسد invejoso invidios (pe) завистливый závistlivý nevoščljiv zavidan avundsam, avundsjuk อยากได้ของของคนอื่น kıskanç, gıpta eden 妒忌的, 羨慕的 заздрісний رشک میں مبتلا، حسد کرنے والا thèm muốn 妒忌的，羡慕的

the envy of

something envied by. Her piano-playing was the envy of her sisters. afguns op - مَوْضِع حَسَد завиден inveja předmět závisti der Gegenstand des Neides genstand for misundelse αντικείμενο φθόνου objeto de envidia kadedusetekitaja مورد حسادت دیگران بودن؛ حسادت دیگران را برانگیختن kateuden kohde envie לִהיוֹת מוּשָׂא לְקִנאָה ईर्ष्या करना zavidan na irigység tárgya yang membuat iri vera öfundarefni l'invidia di せん望の的 선망의 대상 pavydo objektas skaudības iemesls kecemburuan voorwerp van afgunst noe som andre misunner przedmiot zazdrości د نورو د حسادت وړ inveja obiect al invidiei предмет зависти predmet závisti predmet zavisti predmet zavisti föremål för avund เป็นที่อิจฉาของ gıpta ile bakılan şey 妒忌物 об'єкт заздрощів رشک کیا جانے والا điều gây thèm muốn 妒忌物

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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

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en·vy

n. envidia.

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