envious
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envious
- /ˈɛnviːəs/
Where it comes from
From Middle English envious, from Anglo-Norman envious, from Old French envieus, envious (modern French envieux), from Latin invidiōsus; more at envy. Doublet of invidious, borrowed directly from Latin. Displaced native Old English æfestiġ.
adjective more envious · most envious
- Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging. an envious man, disposition, or attack; envious tongues
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Excessively careful; cautious.
for no man was ever so amorous, as to love a toad; none so envious, as to repine at the condition of the miserable
Similar: overcautious
- Malignant; mischievous; spiteful. Each envious brier his weary legs doth scratch.
- Inspiring envy. He to him leapt, and that same envious gage / Of victors glory from him snatcht away.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: jealous, begrudging, grudging, desirous, covetous, selfish, enviable, casca, wanna, resentful, green-eyed, hankering, longing, yearning, craving, acquisitive
Translations
Every language
adj feeling or exhibiting envy
| Español | envidioso |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 부럽다 bureopda |
| 日本語 | 嫉妬深い shitto bukai |
| 中文 | 嫉妒的 jídù de |
| हिन्दी | ईर्ष्यालू īrṣyālū |
| Português | invejoso |
| Français | envieux |
| Deutsch | neidisch, neidvoll |
| Italiano | invidioso |
| Ελληνικά | ζηλόφθονος zilófthonos, ζηλιάρης ziliáris |
| Română | invidios, pizmaș |
| Русский | зави́стливый zavístlivyj |
| العربية | حَسُود ḥasūd |
adj excessively careful
| Español | receloso |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | betulich, fürsorglich |
adj malignant; mischievous; spiteful
| Ελληνικά | φθονερός fthonerós |
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title = {envious},
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