Envy

  • 21envy — [[t]e̱nvi[/t]] envies, envying, envied 1) N UNCOUNT Envy is the feeling you have when you wish you could have the same thing or quality that someone else has. Gradually he began to acknowledge his feelings of envy towards his mother... They gazed …

    English dictionary

  • 22envy — envyingly, adv. /en vee/, n., pl. envies, v., envied, envying. n. 1. a feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to another s advantages, success, possessions, etc. 2. an object of envious feeling: Her intelligence made her the envy of… …

    Universalium

  • 23envy — en|vy1 [ envi ] noun uncount the unhappy feeling you have when you want very much to do something that someone else does or have something that they have: JEALOUSY: He was sure that the other drivers looked at him with envy. be the envy of to… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 24envy — I UK [ˈenvɪ] / US noun [uncountable] the unhappy feeling that you have when you want very much to do something that someone else does or to have something that they have He was sure that other drivers looked at him with envy. See: jealousy • be… …

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  • 25Envy — (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 …

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  • 26envy — en•vy [[t]ˈɛn vi[/t]] n. pl. vies, 1) a feeling of resentful discontent, begrudging admiration, or covetousness with regard to another s advantages, possessions, or attainments; desire for something possessed by another 2) an object of envious… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 27Envy — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Envy est un journal mode sorti en 2010. Envy est une ancienne commune suisse du canton de Vaud, aujourd hui intégrée à Romainmôtier Envy. Envy est un… …

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  • 28envy — 1 verb envied, envying (T) to wish that you had someone else s possessions, abilities etc: Evelyn was good looking, rich, and intelligent all the girls envied her. | envy sb (for) sth: He envied Rosalind for her youth and strength. compare… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29envy — I. noun (plural envies) Etymology: Middle English envie, from Anglo French, from Latin invidia, from invidus envious, from invidēre to look askance at, envy, from in + vidēre to see more at wit Date: 13th century 1. painful or resentful awareness …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 30envy — 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,… …

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