What is "envy"

Envy \En"vy\, v. i.

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

   Who would envy at the prosperity of the wicked?
   --Jer. Taylor.

2. To show malice or ill will; to rail. [Obs.] ``He has . . . envied against the people.''
   --Shak.

Envy \En"vy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Envied; p. pr. & vb. n. Envying.] [F. envier.]

1. 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.

   A woman does not envy a man for his fighting courage, nor a man a woman for her beauty.
   --Collier.

   Whoever envies another confesses his superiority.
   --Rambler.

2. 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.

   I have seen thee fight, When I have envied thy behavior.
   --Shak.

   Jeffrey . . . had actually envied his friends their cool mountain breezes.
   --Froude.

3. To long after; to desire strongly; to covet.

   Or climb his knee the envied kiss to share.
   --T. Gray.

4. To do harm to; to injure; to disparage. [Obs.]

   If I make a lie To gain your love and envy my best mistress, Put me against a wall.
   --J. Fletcher.

5. To hate. [Obs.]
   --Marlowe.

6. To emulate. [Obs.]
   --Spenser.

Envy \En"vy\, n.; pl. Envies. [F. envie, L. invidia envious; akin to invidere to look askance at, to look with enmity; in against + videre to see. See Vision.]

1. Malice; ill will; spite. [Obs.]

   If he evade us there, Enforce him with his envy to the people.
   --Shak.

2. 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 C[ae]sar.

   Envy is a repining at the prosperity or good of another, or anger and displeasure at any good of another which we want, or any advantage another hath above us.
   --Ray.

   No bliss Enjoyed by us excites his envy more.
   --Milton.

   Envy, to which the ignoble mind's a slave, Is emulation in the learned or brave.
   --Pope.

3. Emulation; rivalry. [Obs.]

   Such as cleanliness and decency Prompt to a virtuous envy.
   --Ford.

4. Public odium; ill repute. [Obs.]

   To lay the envy of the war upon Cicero.
   --B. Jonson.

5. An object of envious notice or feeling.

   This constitution in former days used to be the envy of the world.
   --Macaulay.

late 14c., from Old French envier "envy, be envious of," from envie (see envy (n.)). Related: Envied; envying.

late 13c., from Old French envie "envy, jealousy, rivalry" (10c.), from Latin invidia "envy, jealousy" (source also of Spanish envidia, Portuguese inveja), from invidus "envious, having hatred or ill-will," from invidere "to envy, hate," earlier "look at (with malice), cast an evil eye upon," from in- "upon" (see in- (2)) + videre "to see" (see vision).\n\nJealousy is the malign feeling which is often had toward a rival, or possible rival, for the possession of that which we greatly desire, as in love or ambition. Envy is a similar feeling toward one, whether rival or not, who already possesses that which we greatly desire. Jealousy is enmity prompted by fear; envy is enmity prompted by covetousness.

[Century Dictionary]

n. 1 resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions). (from 13^thc.) 2 An object of envious notice or feeling. 3 (lb en obsolete) hatred, enmity, ill-feeling. (14^th-18^thc.) vb. 1 (context transitive English) To feel displeasure or hatred towards (someone) for their good fortune or possessions. (from 14th c.) 2 (context obsolete intransitive English) To have envious feelings (at). (15th-18th c.) 3 (context obsolete transitive English) To give (something) to (someone) grudgingly or reluctantly; to begrudge. (16th-18th c.) 4 (context obsolete English) To show malice or ill will; to rail. 5 (context obsolete English) To do harm to; to injure; to disparage. 6 (context obsolete English) To hate. 7 (context obsolete English) To emulate.

1. n. a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something possessed by another [syn: enviousness, the green-eyed monster]

2. spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: invidia]

3. v. feel envious towards; admire enviously

4. be envious of; set one's heart on [syn: begrudge]

5. [also: envied]

Envy is a 2004 American comedy film directed by Barry Levinson. It stars Ben Stiller and Jack Black.

Envy (Russian: Зависть) is a novel published in 1927 by the Russian novelist Yuri Olesha. It is remarkable both for its poetic style, undulating modes of transition between the scenes, innovative structure, biting satire, and ruthless examination of Socialist ideals.

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Envy is the debut album of Ambitious Lovers, released in 1984 through E.G. Records. The album picks up where DNA left off.

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Envy is an 2009 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Zeki Demirkubuz based on the novel of the same name by Nahit Sirri Orik, about a married woman who has an affair with the son of a rich man. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , has been screened at International film festivals in Adana and Istanbul.

The Envy is a 4.3m fibreglass sailing dinghy that is sailed in Australia . It is often used as a training boat due to its simplicity but also has the option of a symmetrical spinnaker.

The Envy is operated by the Australian Navy Cadets.

Envy is a hip-hop performer/songwriter/engineer whose music has appeared in numerous movies and television programs. His notable singles include Stagga Dance (2011) and Ringtone (2008). Envy's singles have charted on Billboard as well as RadioWave.

Envy is a Japanese screamo band formed in Tokyo in 1992. They are signed to Rock Action Records in Europe and Temporary Residence Limited in North America, though originally they worked with Level Plane Records. Initially influential in the post-hardcore and screamo scenes, Envy has grown to include elements of post-rock in their work as well.

They have released 6 studio albums to date, as well as several EPs and splits, most notably with Jesu and American post-hardcore band Thursday.

Original member and vocalist Tetsuya Fukagawa left Envy in 2016, and the remaining members of the band has yet to release information about a possible replacement for Fukagawa

Envy is the debut studio album by American band Eve's Plum, released on August 31, 1993 on 550 Records.1 Before it was released, the debut single, "Blue" was promoted on MTV, appearing on an episode of Beavis and Butthead. However, the single and album failed to chart. The second single "Die Like Someone" was released in a censored version the following year and also failed to chart. The third single, "I Want It All", became the band's only single to chart, peaking at number 30 on the Modern Rock Chart after appearing in The Next Karate Kid and a rock compilation. However, the album still failed to chart and promotion for the album was halted.

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".

Bertrand Russell said that envy was one of the most potent causes of unhappiness. Not only is the envious person rendered unhappy by his or her envy, but that person also wishes to inflict misfortune on others. Although envy is generally seen as something negative, Russell also believed that envy was a driving force behind the movement towards democracy and must be endured to achieve a more just social system. However, psychologists have recently suggested that there may be two types of envy: malicious envy and benign envy—malicious envy being proposed as a sick force that ruins a person and his/her mind and causes the envious person to blindly want the "hero" to suffer; on the other hand, benign envy being proposed as a type of positive motivational force that causes the person to aspire to be as good as the "hero"-but only if benign envy is used in a right way.

Nicola Varley (born 9 April 1987), known as Envy, is an English rapper/ MC.

Envy has been writing songs for over 5 years. At first being compared to other female artists around, she carved out her own niche in the predominantly male British grime Scene. She first began to make waves when she made several show-stealing appearances on 'The City Is Ours Music Mixtapes' from Manchester. This led to several collaborations with artists from all over the UK, particularly London, where she earned respect by battling and prolifically dropping verses on many singles. She also entered rap battles at JumpOff, beating her opponent Micky Negro at the finals in 2008 and got beaten by Kulez at Scribble Jam in 2006. She released her debut solo single Tongue Twister through StopStart Records.

Having graduated from Loughborough University with a degree in Media, Envy now concentrates on her music career full-time with the fruits of her labour bouncing onto the scene in the form of second single Friday Night

"Her lyrics, if you can hear them (you might need a vari-speed facility), are well smart, with the wry, pithy intelligence of the media-savvy: "I take it tit for tat/I'll take your tacit consent/To turn the Taliban to take over your town… You're lookin' to be loved but can't find a flippin' solution/I'm lost on location, laceratin' as I'm lacin'/Lookin' lovely/Better pray your label pay for elocution," she rapid-fires over the bubblicious grime rhythms, with their shades of Missy's Work It, of previous single Tongue Twister. We're not sure what she means or who the subject is of her ire here, but as ever she sounds fierce yet witty, her staccato delivery popping in time to the buzzing, fizzing synth beat. In fact, so rhythmic is her phrasing that it would sound good acappella, but it works both ways: remove her rhymes and you've got pristine future-perfect electro-pop."

Envy is a trademarked brand of the Scilate apple variety. Scilate is the result of a cross between Royal Gala and Braeburn. It was developed in New Zealand by HortResearch, submitted for a patent in 2008 and patented in 2009.

Distribution of the Envy apple in North America began in 2009 through the Oppenheimer Group, and ENZA (The New Zealand Apple and Pear Marketing Board) began small commercial volumes in 2012 in Washington State. In Washington, the fruit surpassed 100,000 cartons for production in 2014. The companies anticipate harvesting 2 million cartons of the fruit by 2020.

Envy apples are being grown under licence in New Zealand, Washington (U.S. state) and Chile. Field tests are also being done in the UK, France, and with organic cultivation in Italy.