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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
envies |
| definition 1: |
the desire for someone else's possessions, advantages, or qualities, or the feeling of resentment or unhappiness that accompanies this feeling.
He looked at his neighbor's new swimming pool with envy.Her envy of her sister threatened to destroy their relationship.
- synonyms:
- covetousness, enviousness, jealousy
- similar words:
- avarice, cupidity, discontent, greed, malcontentedness, resentment
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| definition 2: |
that which is envied.
Her new office was the envy of her co-workers.Having a motorcycle at age sixteen made him the envy of all his friends. |
| related words: |
grudge |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
envies, envying, envied |
| definition 1: |
to wish to have, or to regret not having (something that belongs to another).
She'd always wished to make it as an actress, and she envied her friend's success.I envy his money, but I don't envy his fame.He envied his sister her talent.I don't envy you the task of cleaning out your mother's house.- synonyms:
- covet
- similar words:
- begrudge, desire, resent
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| definition 2: |
to regard with envy.
He had always envied his brother for his ability to make people laugh.She envied him for all the opportunities that were open to him but not to her. |
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| derivations: |
envyingly (adv.), envier (n.) |
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