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enviable

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en·vi·a·ble  (nv--bl)
adj.
So desirable as to arouse envy: "the enviable English quality of being able to be mute without unrest" (Henry James).
envi·a·bly adv.
enviable [ˈɛnvɪəbəl]
adj
exciting envy; fortunate or privileged
enviableness  n
enviably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.enviable - causing envy; "an enviable position"
desirable - worth having or seeking or achieving; "a desirable job"; "computer with many desirable features"; "a desirable outcome"
enviable
adjective desirable, favoured, privileged, fortunate, lucky, blessed, advantageous, to die for (informal), win-win, much to be desired, covetable an enviable lifestyle
painful, uncomfortable, unpleasant, undesirable, disagreeable, unenviable, thankless
Translations
enviable [ˈenvɪəbl] ADJ → envidiable
enviable [ˈɛnviəbəl] adj → enviable
to be in an enviable position → être dans une position enviable
enviable
adj, enviably
adv → beneidenswert
enviable [ˈɛnvɪəbl] adj → invidiabile
enviable [ˈɛnvɪəbl] adj → invidiabile
enviable, envious envy


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Although I am not disposed to maintain that the being born in a workhouse, is in itself the most fortunate and enviable circumstance that can possibly befall a human being, I do mean to say that in this particular instance, it was the best thing for Oliver Twist that could by possibility have occurred.
Oliver Twist Or The Parish Boy's Progress by Dickens, Charles View in context
His father had been in the business before him, and Monsieur Ratignolle stood well in the community and bore an enviable reputation for integrity and clearheadedness.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories by Chopin, Kate View in context
To be left to write about it is not, perhaps, the most enviable fate; but the point is that this impression resumes in its intensity the whole recollection of days and days of desperately dangerous weather.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
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