English to English
envy
('/E/nv/i/
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noun (n)
- a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another(noun.feeling)source: wordnet30
- spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- Malice; ill will; spite.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- feel envious towards; admire enviously(verb.emotion)source: wordnet30
- To feel envy at or towards; to be envious of; to have a feeling of uneasiness or mortification in regard to (any one), arising from the sight of another's excellence or good fortune and a longing to possess it.(verb)source: webster1913
- To be filled with envious feelings; to regard anything with grudging and longing eyes; -- used especially with at.(verb)source: webster1913
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