Jealousy vs. Envy

Jealousynoun

(uncountable) A state of suspicious guarding towards a spouse, lover etc., from fears of infidelity.

Jealousynoun

(countable) A resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold.

Jealousynoun

Envy towards another's possessions

Jealousynoun

(archaic) A close concern for someone or something, solicitude, vigilance.

Jealousynoun

The quality of being jealous; earnest concern or solicitude; painful apprehension of rivalship in cases directly affecting one's happiness; painful suspicion of the faithfulness of husband, wife, or lover.

Jealousynoun

a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)

Jealousynoun

zealous vigilance;

Jealousynoun

the state or feeling of being jealous

Envynoun

Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions).

Envynoun

An object of envious notice or feeling.

Envynoun

(obsolete) Hatred, enmity, ill-feeling.

Envynoun

(obsolete) Emulation; rivalry.

Envynoun

(obsolete) Public odium; ill repute.

Envyverb

(transitive) To feel displeasure or hatred towards (someone) for their good fortune or possessions.

Envyverb

To have envious feelings (at).

Envyverb

To give (something) to (someone) grudgingly or reluctantly; to begrudge.

Envyverb

(obsolete) To show malice or ill will; to rail.

Envyverb

(obsolete) To do harm to; to injure; to disparage.

Envyverb

(obsolete) To hate.

Envyverb

(obsolete) To emulate.

Envynoun

Malice; ill will; spite.

Envynoun

Chagrin, mortification, discontent, or uneasiness at the sight of another's excellence or good fortune, accompanied with some degree of hatred and a desire to possess equal advantages; malicious grudging; - usually followed by of; as, they did this in envy of Cæsar.

Envynoun

Emulation; rivalry.

Envynoun

Public odium; ill repute.

Envynoun

An object of envious notice or feeling.

Envyverb

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.

Envyverb

To feel envy on account of; to have a feeling of grief or repining, with a longing to possess (some excellence or good fortune of another, or an equal good fortune, etc.); to look with grudging upon; to begrudge.

Envyverb

To long after; to desire strongly; to covet.

Envyverb

To do harm to; to injure; to disparage.

Envyverb

To hate.

Envyverb

To emulate.

Envyverb

To be filled with envious feelings; to regard anything with grudging and longing eyes; - used especially with at.

Envyverb

To show malice or ill will; to rail.

Envynoun

a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something possessed by another

Envynoun

spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)

Envyverb

feel envious towards; admire enviously

Envyverb

be envious of; set one's heart on

Envynoun

a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck

Envynoun

a person or thing that inspires envy

Envyverb

desire to have a quality, possession, or other desirable thing belonging to (someone else)

Envyverb

desire for oneself (something belonging to another)

Envy

Envy (from Latin invidia) is an emotion which occurs when a person lacks another's superior quality, achievement, or possession and either desires it or wishes that the other lacked it.Aristotle defined envy as pain at the sight of another's good fortune, stirred by . Bertrand Russell said that envy was one of the most potent causes of unhappiness.