ADJECTIVE | all | jealous, covetous, envious | showing extreme / extreme cupidity |
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all | jealous, green-eyed, overjealous | suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival |
Sounds | jheh'lahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | showing extreme / extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages. | |
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Example | "jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions" | |
Synonyms | covetous, envious | |
Broader | desirous, wishful | Having or expressing desire for something |
Spanish | celoso, codicioso, envidiosa, envidioso | |
Adverbs | jealously | with jealousy |
jealously | with jealousy |
Meaning | suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival. | |
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Example | "a jealous lover" | |
Synonyms | green-eyed, overjealous | |
Broader | distrustful | Having or showing distrust |
Spanish | celosa, celoso | |
Catalan | gelós |
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