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Answer for the clue "A feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something possessed by another ", 11 letters:
enviousness

Word definitions for enviousness in dictionaries

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 ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The state of being envious.

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 ...