Envy Meaning and Definition


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Envy meaning

Word: Envy

How to pronounce: ˈenvɪ

Noun

Definitions:

1. A feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck.

Example sentences: "She felt a twinge of envy for the people on board"

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Desire to have a quality, possession, or other desirable attribute belonging to (someone else)

Example sentences: "He envied people who did not have to work on weekends"


Synonyms:

jealousy

grudge

enviousness

jealous

begrudge


Derivations:

envious

envying

envied


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Envy in Other Languages...

Spanish: Envidia

German: Neid

French: Envie

Italian: Invidia

Turkish: Gıpta


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