enviousness
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Enviousness — Envious En vi*ous, a. [OF. envios, F. envieux, fr. L. invidiosus, fr. invidia envy. See {Envy}, and cf. {Invidious}.] 1. Malignant; mischievous; spiteful. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Each envious brier his weary legs doth scratch. Shak. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
enviousness — noun see envious … New Collegiate Dictionary
enviousness — See enviously. * * * … Universalium
enviousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Resentful or painful desire for another s advantages: covetousness, envy, jealousy. See DESIRE … English dictionary for students
enviousness — n. jealousness, covetousness … English contemporary dictionary
enviousness — n. See envy, n … New dictionary of synonyms
enviousness — en·vi·ous·ness … English syllables
enviousness — noun a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another • Syn: ↑envy • Derivationally related forms: ↑envious, ↑envy (for: ↑envy) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
envy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. enviousness, jealousy; covetousness, cupidity, spite; ill will, malice; greenness. v. begrudge; desire, crave, covet, hanker, turn green. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. jealousy, resentment, covetousness,… … English dictionary for students
Envy — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Envy >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 envy envy Sgm: N 1 enviousness enviousness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 rivalry rivalry Sgm: N 1 jalousie de milier jalousie de milier Sgm: N 1 illwill illwill spite … English dictionary for students
