HyperDic: enviousness

English > 1 sense of the word enviousness:
NOUNfeelingenviousness, envya feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
English > enviousness: 1 sense > noun 1, feeling
MeaningA feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another.
Synonymenvy
NarrowercovetousnessAn envious eagerness to possess something
jealousy, green-eyed monsterA feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
penis envy(psychoanalysis) a female's presumed envy of the male's penis
Broaderresentment, bitterness, gall, rancor, rancourA feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
Spanishenvidia
Catalanenveja
Adjectivesenviousshowing extreme / extreme cupidity

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