enviable
English · Español · Français · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
enviable
- /ˈɛn.vi.ə.bl̩/ UK
- /ˈɛn.vɪ.ə.b(ə)l/ US
Where it comes from
From envy + -able (suffix meaning ‘able or fit to be done’ forming adjectives).
adjective more enviable · most enviable
-
Arousing or likely to arouse envy.
Sundrie other Gent[lemen] reſt beholden to this hundred, for their dvvellings, vvho, in an enuiable mediocritie of fortune, do happilie poſſeſſe themſelues, and communicate their ſufficient means to the ſeruice of their prince, the good of their neighbours, and the bettering of their ovvn eſtate: […
Opposite: unenviable
Translations
Every language
adj arousing or likely to arouse envy
| Español | enviable, envidiable |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 부럽다 bureopda |
| 日本語 | 妬ましい netamashii, 羨ましい urayamashii |
| Português | invejável |
| Français | enviable |
| Deutsch | beneidenswert |
| Italiano | invidiabile |
| Ελληνικά | αξιοζήλευτος axiozíleftos, ζηλευτός zileftós |
| Русский | зави́дный zavídnyj |
Talk about this word "enviable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/enviable. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. enviable. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/enviable "enviable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/enviable.Cite this
@misc{enviable_2026,
title = {enviable},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/enviable},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
