jealous

jeal·ous  (jls)

adj.

1. Fearful or wary of being supplanted; apprehensive of losing affection or position.

2.

a. Resentful or bitter in rivalry; envious: jealous of the success of others.

b. Inclined to suspect rivalry.

3. Having to do with or arising from feelings of envy, apprehension, or bitterness: jealous thoughts.

4. Vigilant in guarding something: We are jealous of our good name.

5. Intolerant of disloyalty or infidelity; autocratic: a jealous God.

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[Middle English jelous, from Old French gelos, jealous, zealous, from Vulgar Latin *zlsus, from Late Latin zlus, zeal; see zeal.]

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jealous·ly adv.

jealous·ness n.

Synonyms: jealous, covetous, envious
These adjectives mean resentfully or painfully desirous of another's advantages: jealous of a friend's success; covetous of my neighbor's possessions; envious of their art collection.

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jealous [ˈdʒɛləs]

adj

1. suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival a jealous lover

2. (often postpositive and foll by of) resentful (of) or vindictive (towards), esp through envy a child jealous of his brother

3. (often postpositive and foll by of) possessive and watchful in the maintenance or protection (of) jealous of one's reputation

4. characterized by or resulting from jealousy

5. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Obsolete except in biblical use demanding exclusive loyalty a jealous God

6. an obsolete word for zealous

[from Old French gelos, from Medieval Latin zēlōsus, from Late Latin zēlus emulation, jealousy, from Greek zēlos zeal]

jealously  adv

jealousness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	jealous - 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" covetous, envious desirous, wishful - having or expressing desire for something; "desirous of high office"; "desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem"
	2.	jealous - suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival; "a jealous lover" green-eyed, overjealous distrustful - having or showing distrust; "a man of distrustful nature"; "my experience...in other fields of law has made me distrustful of rules of thumb generally"- B.N.Cardozo; "vigilant and distrustful superintendence"- Thomas Jefferson

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jealous

adjective

1. suspicious, suspecting, guarded, protective, wary, doubtful, sceptical, attentive, anxious, apprehensive, vigilant, watchful, zealous, possessive, solicitous, distrustful, mistrustful, unbelieving She got insanely jealous and there was a terrible fight.
suspicious trusting, indifferent, carefree

2. envious, grudging, resentful, begrudging, green, intolerant, green-eyed, invidious, green with envy, desirous, covetous, emulous I have never sought to make my readers jealous of my megastar lifestyle.
envious satisfied

Translations

jealous [ˈdʒeləs] ADJ

1. [husband, wife, lover] → celoso
to be jealous of sb → tener celos de algn
to make sb jealous → dar celos a algn

2. (= envious) (of possessions, qualities) → envidioso
to be jealous of sth → envidiar algo

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jealous [ˈdʒɛləs] adj [person] → jaloux/ouse
to be jealous of sb/sth → être jaloux/ouse de qn/qch

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jealous

adj

husband, lover, child etc → eifersüchtig; (= envious: of sb’s possessions, success etc) → neidisch, missgünstig; to be jealous of somebody → auf jdn eifersüchtig sein; (= envious) → jdn beneiden; I’m not at all jealous of his success → ich bin nicht neidisch auf seinen Erfolg, ich beneide ihn nicht um seinen Erfolg; in a (fit of) jealous rage → in einem Anfall von rasender Eifersucht

(= watchful, careful) → sehr besorgt (of um), bedacht (→ of auf +acc); jealous guardian → strenger Wächter or Hüter; to keep a jealous watch over or a jealous eye on somebody → jdn mit Argusaugen bewachen

(Bibl) a jealous God → ein eifersüchtiger Gott

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jealous [ˈdʒɛləs] adj jealous (of) → geloso/a (di)
to make sb jealous → far ingelosire qn

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jealous [ˈdʒɛləs] adj jealous (of) → geloso/a (di)
to make sb jealous → far ingelosire qn

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jealous

adj jealous [ˈdʒeləs]

1 (withof) feeling or showing envy She is jealous of her sister. jaloers, naywer غَيور завистлив závistivý jaloux; skinsyg eifersüchtig ζηλιάρης envidioso kade حسود kateellinen jaloux (de) קַנַאי ईर्ष्यालु ljubomoran irigy cemburu öfundsjúkur invidioso ねたむ 질투하는 pavydus skaudīgs; nenovīdīgs iri hati jaloers misunnelig, sjalu zawistny ciumento invidios (pe) завидующий závistlivý zavisten zavistan avundsjuk อิจฉา kıskanç, çekemeyen 嫉妒的妒忌的 заздрісний; завидющий حاسد ghen tị 妒忌的

2 having feelings of dislike for any possible rivals (especially in love) a jealous husband. afgunstig, ywersugtig حَسود ревнив žárlivý jaloux; skinsyg eifersüchtig ζηλότυπος celoso armukade حسود mustasukkainen jaloux קַנַאי डाह ljubomoran féltékeny cemburu afbrÿðisamur geloso しっと深い 질투심이 많은 pavydus greizsirdīgs cemburu jaloers sjalu, skinnsyk zazdrosny ciumento gelos ревнивый žiarlivý ljubosumen ljubomoran avundsjukt, svartsjukt ขี้หึง kıskanç 吃醋的猜疑的 ревнивий حریفوں سے خائف nghen tuông 猜疑的

adv jealously

jaloesie, naywer, afguns بِغَيْرَه ، بِحَسَد ревниво žárlivě; závistivě jaloux eifersüchtig ζηλιάρικα, ζηλότυπα celosamente, con envidia armukadedalt بطور حسادت آمیز mustasukkaisesti jalousement בְקִנאָה ईर्ष्या, डाह ljubomorno féltékenyen dengan cemburu með afbrÿðisemi gelosamente しっと深く 질투하여 pavydžiai skaudīgi; nenovīdīgi; greizsirdīgi rasa cemburu jaloers sjalu, skinnsykt zazdrośnie com ciúmes cu/plin de gelozie завистливо; ревниво žiarlivo; závistlivo ljubosumno ljubomorno avundsjukt, svartsjukt อย่างอิจฉา kıskançlıkla 妒忌地 ревниво; заздрісно حاسدانہ một cách hay ghen tị 妒忌地

n jealousy

naywerig, afgunstig غَيْرَه ревност žárlivost; závist jalousi die Eifersucht ζήλια envidia armukadedus حسادت mustasukkaisuus jalousie קִנאָה ईर्ष्या, जलन ljubomora féltékenység kecemburuan afbrÿðisemi; öfund gelosia しっと 질투 pavydas skaudība; nenovīdība; greizsirdība perasaan cemburu jaloers misunnelse, sjalusi zazdrość ciúmes gelozie зависть; ревность žiarlivosť; závisť ljubosumnost ljubomora avundsjuka, svartsjuka ความริษยา kıskançlık 妒忌 ревнощі; заздрість حسد sự nghen tuông 妒忌

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jealous → غيور žárlivý jaloux eifersüchtig ζηλιάρης celoso mustasukkainen jaloux ljubomoran geloso 嫉妬深い 질투하는 jaloers sjalu zazdrosny ciumento ревнивый svartsjuk อิจฉา kıskanç ghen tị 妒忌的