jealous
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jealous
- /ˈd͡ʒɛl.əs/ Canada, US, UK
- /ˈd͡ʒel.əs/ Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɛləs
Where it comes from
First attested in 1382. From Middle English jelous, gelous, gelus, from Old French jalous, from Late Latin zelosus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, jealousy”). Doublet of zealous.
adjective jealouser · more jealous · jealousest · most jealous · iealous
- Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity. jealous lover
- Protective; zealously guarding; careful in the protection of something (or someone) one has or appreciates, especially one's spouse or lover. Thou ſhalt not bow downe thy ſelfe to them, nor ſerue them: For I the Lord thy God am a iealous God, viſiting the iniquitie of the fathers vpon the children, vnto the thirde and fourth generation of them that hate me:
- Envious; feeling resentful or angered toward someone for a perceived advantage or success, material or otherwise. be jealous of someone/something
- Suspicious; apprehensive. I began my fence or wall; which, being still jealous of my being attacked by somebody, I resolved to make very thick and strong.
verb jealouses · jealousing · jealoused · iealous
- To harass or attack (somebody) out of jealousy. If I go back, he starts his jealousing again. Drinking and jealousing.
- To deliberately make (someone) jealous of another person's (often their partner's) associations with other people. […] where the victim of an assault had been 'jealousing' the offender about her sister.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: envious, distrustful, overjealous, desirous, covetous, green-eyed, jealousy, envy, zealous, protective, possessive, begrudging, resentful, suspicious, wary, watchful
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adj suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection
| Español | celoso, encelado |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 妬ましい netamashii, 嫉妬 shitto, 嫉妬深い shitto-bukai, やきもちをやく yakimochi o yaku |
| 中文 | 妒忌 dùjì, 吃醋 chīcù |
| Português | ciumento |
| Français | jaloux, jalouse |
| Deutsch | eifersüchtig |
| Italiano | geloso, gelosa |
| Ελληνικά | ζηλιάρης ziliáris |
| Română | gelos |
| Русский | ревни́вый revnívyj, ревну́ющий revnújuščij |
| Tiếng Việt | ghen |
| العربية | غَيُور ḡayūr |
adj protective, guarding; careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates
| Español | celoso |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 擁護しようとしやすい yōgo-shiyō to shi-yasui |
| 中文 | 妒忌 dùjì, 吃醋 chīcù |
| Português | ciumento |
| Deutsch | eifrig, eifernd |
| Italiano | geloso |
| Ελληνικά | ζηλότυπος zilótypos |
| Русский | ре́вностный révnostnyj |
| العربية | غَيُور ḡayūr |
adj envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise
| Español | envidioso, celoso |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 질투(嫉妬)하다 jiltuhada, 시기(猜忌)하다 sigihada |
| 中文 | 妒忌 dùjì |
| Português | invejoso |
| Français | jaloux, envieux |
| Deutsch | neidisch |
| Italiano | invidioso |
| Ελληνικά | ζηλόφθονος zilófthonos, φθονερός fthonerós |
| Русский | зави́стливый zavístlivyj, зави́дующий zavídujuščij |
| Tiếng Việt | ghen tị |
| עברית | מקנא |
Talk about this word "jealous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jealous. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. jealous. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jealous "jealous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jealous.Cite this
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title = {jealous},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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