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envie¹

  • /ɪnˈvaɪ/
  • /ɛnˈvaɪ/

Rhymes with -aɪ

Where it comes from

From en- + vie.

verb envies · envying · envied

  1. obsolete To vie; to emulate; to strive. In which all pleasures plenteously abownd, And none does others happinesse envye

envie²

  • /ɑːnˈviː/

Rhymes with -iː

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French envie (“urge, craving”). Doublet of envy.

noun envies

  1. Louisiana, US A strong desire or craving, especially for (a particular kind of) food. "Oooo, yum." Linda licked her lips. "I had an envie for that." An envie is an urge. She walked to the oven, opened it, and looked in.

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"envie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/envie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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envie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/envie

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"envie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/envie.

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@misc{envie_2026,
  title = {envie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/envie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}