envious

[ en-vee-uhs ]
/ ˈɛn vi əs /
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adjective

full of, feeling, or expressing envy: envious of a person's success; an envious attack.
Archaic.
  1. emulous.
  2. enviable.

Origin of envious

1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French envieus < Latin invidiōsus invidious

OTHER WORDS FROM envious

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH envious

enviable envious jealous

Words nearby envious

envenom, envenomation, enver pasha, enviable, envier, envious, enviro, environ, environ., environment, environmental art

Words related to enviousness

jealousy, resentment

Example sentences from the Web for enviousness

  • "Do not give way to the enviousness of your sister's lot," he admonished her, very grave, in his deep voice.

    Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard |Joseph Conrad

  • "It's nothing but enviousness," he said in a lowered tone, which had a stimulating effect upon my wearied hearing.

    Falk |Joseph Conrad

  • For that reason, perhaps, being free from that enviousness that characterizes so many girls, she was a beauty-lover.

    Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer |Rena I. Halsey

British Dictionary definitions for enviousness

envious
/ (ˈɛnvɪəs) /

adjective

feeling, showing, or resulting from envy

Derived forms of envious

enviously, adverb enviousness, noun

Word Origin for envious

C13: from Anglo-Norman, ultimately from Latin invidiōsus full of envy, invidious; see envy