envious
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en·vi·ous
(ĕn′vē-əs)adj.
Feeling, expressing, or characterized by envy: "At times he regarded the wounded soldiers in an envious way.... He wished that he, too, had a wound, a red badge of courage" (Stephen Crane). See Usage Note at jealous.
en′vi·ous·ly adv.
en′vi·ous·ness n.
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envious
(ˈɛnvɪəs)adj
feeling, showing, or resulting from envy
[C13: from Anglo-Norman, ultimately from Latin invidiōsus full of envy, invidious; see envy]
ˈenviously adv
ˈenviousness n
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en•vi•ous
(ˈɛn vi əs)adj.
1. full of, feeling, or expressing envy.
2. Archaic.
a. emulous.
b. enviable.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French envieus < Latin invidiōsus invidious]
en′vi•ous•ly, adv.
en′vi•ous•ness, n.
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envious
– enviable1. 'envious'
If you are envious, you wish you had something such as a possession, quality, or ability that someone else has.
We see them doing things we are not allowed to do, and are envious.
You say that you are envious of a person or envious of something that they have.
...a girl who is deeply envious of her brother.
They may be envious of your success.
2. 'enviable'
You use enviable to describe a possession, quality, or ability that someone has, and that you wish you had yourself.
They have enviable reputations as athletes.
She learned to speak foreign languages with enviable fluency.
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| Adj. | 1. | envious - showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages; "he was never covetous before he met her"; "jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions"; "envious of their art collection" |
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envious
adjective covetous, jealous, grudging, malicious, resentful, green-eyed, begrudging, spiteful, jaundiced, green with envy I think she is envious of your success.
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envious
adjectiveResentfully or painfully desirous of another's advantages:
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Translations
závistivý
misundelig
kateellinen
zavidan
irigyirigykedő
iri
öfundsjúkur
うらやましそうな
시기하는 듯한
nevoščljiv
avundsjuk
อิจฉา
kıskançgıpta eden
ghen tị
envious
[ˈenvɪəs] ADJ [person] → envidioso; [glance, look, tone] → de envidiato be envious that → tener envidia de que + subjun, tener envidia porque
she's envious that you have what she doesn't → tiene envidia de que tú tengas or porque tú tienes lo que ella no tiene
it makes me envious → me da envidia
to be envious of sth/sb → tener envidia de algo/algn, envidiar algo/a algn
I am envious of your good luck → envidio tu suerte
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
envious
[ˈɛnviəs] adj [person] → envieux/euse; [thoughts, glance] → envieux/euseto be envious of sth → envier qch
to cast an envious eye on sth → jeter un regard envieux sur qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
envious
adj person, glance → neidisch; to be envious of somebody → auf jdn neidisch sein, jdn beneiden; to be envious of something → auf etw (acc) → neidisch sein; I felt envious of her success → ich beneidete sie um ihren Erfolg; he is envious that you are more successful → er ist neidisch, weil du erfolgreicher bist; to cast envious eyes or an envious eye at something → etw neiderfüllt betrachten
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
envious
[ˈɛnvɪəs] adj envious (of sb/sth) → invidioso/a (di qn/qc)Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
envy
(ˈenvi) noun a feeling of discontent at another's good fortune or success. She could not conceal her envy of me / at my success.
verb1. to feel envy towards (someone). He envied me; She envied him his money.
2. to feel envy because of. I've always envied that dress of yours.
ˈenviable adjective (negative unenviable) that is to be envied. She spoke in public with enviable ease.
ˈenvious adjective feeling or showing envy. I'm envious of her talents.
the envy of something envied by. Her piano-playing was the envy of her sisters.
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envious
→ حَسود závistivý misundelig neidisch φθονερός envidioso kateellinen envieux zavidan invidioso うらやましそうな 시기하는 듯한 jaloers misunnelig zawistny invejoso завистливый avundsjuk อิจฉา kıskanç ghen tị 嫉妒的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009