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A feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something possessed by another
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enviousness
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The state of being envious.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something possessed by another [syn: envy , the green-eyed monster ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Envious \En"vi*ous\, a. [OF. envios, F. envieux, fr. L. invidiosus, fr. invidia envy. See Envy , and cf. Invidious .] Malignant; mischievous; spiteful. [Obs.] Each envious brier his weary legs doth scratch. --Shak. Feeling or exhibiting envy; actuated or ...