envy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Old French enviebor. Middle English envie English envy From Middle English envie, from Old French envie, from Latin invidia (“envy”), from invidere (“to look at with malice”), from in- (“on, upon”) + videre (“to look, see”). Doublet of envie. Cognate to Proto-Slavic *zavistь (“envy”). Displaced native Old English æfest and Old English nīþ.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions).
Theodorus assures Socrates that no envy will prevent the Stranger from responding
1983, Stanley Rosen, Plato's Sophist: The Drama of Original and Image, page 66:No bliss enjoyed by us excites his envy more.
1667, John Milton, “(please specify the page number)”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC, lines 263–264:distilling therefrom an acid envy that robbed her napoleon of all its savour.
1914, Louis Joseph Vance, Nobody, page 9:Envy, to which the ignoble mind's a slave, Is emulation in the learned or brave.
1804, Alexander Pope, The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, page 71:
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(countable, uncountable) An object of envious notice or feeling.
This constitution in former days used to be the envy of the world[.]
1843, Thomas Macaulay, Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, Carey & Hart, page 277:Blacke Foryst of Despayr, taking photos of the band Put 'em up on Myspace you're the envy of the land
2008, Lich King (band), “Black Metal Sucks”, in Toxic Zombie Onslaught:
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Hatred, enmity, ill-feeling.
Syre said laūcelot vnto Arthur by this crye that ye haue made ye wyll put vs that ben aboute yow in grete Ieopardy for there be many Knyghtes that haue grete enuye to vs therfore whan we shal mete at the daye of Iustes there wille be hard skyfte amonge vs
1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “lij”, in Le Morte Darthur, book X:But let me tell the World, If he out-liue the enuie of this day, England did neuer owe so sweet a hope, So much misconstrued in his Wantonnesse.
1598, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 1:
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Emulation; rivalry.
c. 1631-1636, John Ford, The Fancies Chaste and Noble Such as cleanliness and decency Prompt to a virtuous envy.
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Public odium; ill repute.
to lay the envy of the war upon Cicero
1611, Ben[jamin] Jonson, Catiline His Conspiracy, London: […] [William Stansby?] for Walter Burre, →OCLC, (please specify the page):
- (countable, uncountable) A red-skinned variety of eating apple.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| envies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
envious · penis envy · frienvy · green with envy · social envy · womb envy · gender envy · feature envy · breast envy · physics envy · politics of envy · foreskin envy · envysome · envy-free · envyful · vagina envy · boob envy · class envy
Translations (170)
mt għira (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · enm envie (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · ur اِیرْشا (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · uk за́висть (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · cu зависть (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · km ឥច្ឆា (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · gd farmad (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · uz rashk (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · pa حَسَد (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · be за́йздрасьць (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · fa-ira حَسَد (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · lt pavỹdas (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · ar حَسَد (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · tl inggit (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · hi रश्क (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · de Abgunst (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · sl zavist (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · lo ຄວາມອິດສາ (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · ga formad (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · cs závist (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · sw wivu (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · el ζηλεύω (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · nb misunnelse (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · th ความริษยา (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · mt invidja (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · non ǫfund (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · lv skaudība (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · ang æfest (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · sh závist (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · pa ਈਰਖਾ (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · fo øvund (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · kmr dexs (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · gcr anvi (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · sh ја̑л (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · ms hasad (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · ro invidie (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · da avind (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · sk závisť (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · ky ичи күйгөндүк (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · es dentera (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · tr kıskançlık (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · ast enveya (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · es envidia (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · ca enveja (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · uk за́здрість (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · eo envio (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · fr jalousie (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · is öfundsýki (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · kk қызғаныш (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · hi जलन (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · szl zŏwiść (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · ko 질투 (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · mi pūhaehae (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · tg ҳасодат (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · sv avundsjuka (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · ky көрө албастык (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · zza peğiley (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · el φθόνος (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · kk күндеушілік (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · sh jȃl (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · az həsəd (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · id iri (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · fo øvundsjúka (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · pi issā (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · sh љубо̀мора (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · arz حسد (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · ms dengki (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · nn avund (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · ps حسد (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · ko 부러움 (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · bg за́вист (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · grc φθόνος (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · gur sũkiire (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · gl envexa (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · grc ζῆλος (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · is öfund (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · fa-ira حَسادَت (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · fi kateus (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · bn ঈর্ষা (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · sa ईर्षा (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · pl zawiść (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · nl afgunst (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · tk göriplik (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · la invidia (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · sh за́вист (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · cmn 嫉妒 (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · be за́вісць (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · my ဣဿာမစ္ဆရိယ (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · pl zazdrość (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · nn misunning (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · lo ລິດສະຍາ (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · mn атаархал (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · be за́вісьць (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · vi sự ghen tị (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · ka შური (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · my မစ္ဆရိယ (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · km ប្រចណ្ឌ (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · ur جَلَن (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · tr haset (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · ur حَسَد (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · et kadedus (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · te ఈసు (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · da misundelse (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · tk göripçilik (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · sh ljubòmora (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · mk завист (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · it invidia (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · es pelusa (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · pt ciúmes (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · pt inveja (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · cy eiddigedd (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · gd eud (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · mi tarahae (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · kk бақкүндестік (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · ajp حسد (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · uz hasad (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · hy նախանձ (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · he קִנְאָה (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · sga format (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · ha hassadā̀ (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · fa-ira رَشْک (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · te ఈర్ష్య (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · roa-opt enveja (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · vi sự thèm muốn (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · rif tismin (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · sq zili (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · be за́йздрасць (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · az paxıllıq (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · km ឥស្សា (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · mi harawene (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · tg рашк (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · my အဘိဇ္ဇာ (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · tg ҳасад (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · hi ईर्ष्या (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · hi हसद (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · cmn 羨慕 /羡慕 (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · hu irigység (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · ja 嫉妬 (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · om hinaaffii (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · fr convoitise (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · jv iri (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · chr ᎠᏓᏛᏳᏤᎯ (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · ajp غيرة (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · de Neid (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · nv oolchʼį́į́d (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · th ความอิจฉา (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · fr envie (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · te అసూయ (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · id cemburu (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · ru за́висть (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · mi pūngaengae (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · nl nijd (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · pam rirya (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · ja ねたみ (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · oc enveja (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · id hasad (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · cmn 妒嫉 (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · sq smirë (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · rsk зависц (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · zza haset (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · pa ਹਸਦ (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · ur اِیرْکھا (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · mi wenerau (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · lo ຄວາມລິດສະຍາ (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · id dengki (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · sv avund (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · pdt Aufgonst (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · orv зависть (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · ur رَشْک (resentful desire of something possessed by another) · bho ईर्ष्या (resentful desire of something possessed by another)