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jealous
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Jealous \Jeal"ous\, a. [OE. jalous, gelus, OF. jalous, F. jaloux, LL. zelosus zealous, fr. zelus emulation, zeal, jealousy, Gr. zh^los. See Zeal, and cf. Zealous.]
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Zealous; solicitous; vigilant; anxiously watchful.
I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts.
--Kings xix. 10.How nicely jealous is every one of us of his own repute!
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Apprehensive; anxious; suspiciously watchful.
'This doing wrong creates such doubts as these, Renders us jealous and disturbs our peace.
--Waller.The people are so jealous of the clergy's ambition.
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Demanding exclusive devotion; intolerant of rivalry.
Thou shalt worship no other God; for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
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4. Disposed to suspect rivalry in matters of interest and affection; apprehensive regarding the motives of possible rivals, or the fidelity of friends; distrustful; having morbid fear of rivalry in love or preference given to another; painfully suspicious of the faithfulness of husband, wife, or lover.
If the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife.
--Num. v. 14.To both these sisters have I sworn my love: Each jealous of the other, as the stung Are of the adder.
--Shak.It is one of the best bonds, both of chastity and obedience, in the wife, if she think her husband wise; which she will never do if she find him jealous.
--Bacon.Syn: Suspicious; anxious; envious.
Usage: Jealous, Suspicious. Suspicious is the wider term. We suspect a person when we distrust his honesty and imagine he has some bad design. We are jealous when we suspect him of aiming to deprive us of what we dearly prize. Iago began by awakening the suspicions of Othello, and converted them at last into jealousy. ``Suspicion may be excited by some kind of accusation, not supported by evidence sufficient for conviction, but sufficient to trouble the repose of confidence.'' ``Jealousy is a painful apprehension of rivalship in cases that are peculiarly interesting to us.''
--Cogan.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1200, gelus, later jelus (early 14c.), "possessive and suspicious," originally in the context of sexuality or romance; in general use late 14c.; also in a more positive sense, "fond, amorous, ardent," from c.1300, from Old French jalos "keen, zealous; avaricious; jealous" (12c., Modern French jaloux), from Late Latin zelosus, from zelus "zeal," from Greek zelos, sometimes "jealousy," but more often in a good sense ("emulation, rivalry, zeal"). See zeal. In biblical language (early 13c.) "tolerating no unfaithfulness."\n\nMost of the words for 'envy' ... had from the outset a hostile force, based on 'look at' (with malice), 'not love,' etc. Conversely, most of those which became distinctive terms for 'jealousy' were originally used also in a good sense, 'zeal, emulation.'
[Buck, pp.1138-9]
\nAmong the ways to express this in other tongues are Swedish svartsjuka, literally "black-sick," from phrase bara svarta strumpor "wear black stockings," also "be jealous." Danish skinsyg "jealous," literally "skin-sick," is from skind "hide, skin" said to be explained by Swedish dialectal expression fa skinn "receive a refusal in courtship."Wiktionary
a. 1 Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover or spouse's fidelity. (from 13th c.) 2 protective, zealously guarding, careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates. (from 14th c.) 3 envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise. (from 14th c.) 4 suspecting, suspicious.
WordNet
adj. showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages; "he was never covetous before he met her"; "jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions"; "envious of their art collection" [syn: covetous, envious]
suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival; "a jealous lover" [syn: green-eyed, overjealous]
Wikipedia
"Jealous" (stylized JEALOUS) is the first single by Dir En Grey and was released on Aug 12, 1998. The music videos of the title track and the B-side "Unknown･･･Despair･･･a Lost" are featured on the VHS Mousou Toukakugeki. A piano-vocal duet version of "JEALOUS" was later included on the "[[KR Cube|[KR] Cube]]" single. "JEALOUS" is to date, not featured on a studio album. A re-recording of "Unknown･･･Despair･･･a Lost" (retitled as "Unknown.Despair.Lost") appears on their 2013 mini-album THE UNRAVELING.
"Jealous (I Ain't With It)" is a song by Canadian electrofunk duo Chromeo. It was released in March 2014 as the fourth single from their album, White Women. The song has reached #12 in their native country, Canada.
"Jealous" is a song by English electronic musician Labrinth. Written with Josh Kear and Natalie Hemby, the song was released as the second single from Labrinth's upcoming second album, Take Me to the Truth, on 23 November 2014.
"Jealous" is a song by Filipino singer Nina from her 2002 debut studio album Heaven. It was released as the album's second commercial single in February 2003 by Warner Music Philippines. The song was written by international songwriters Shelly Peiken and Brett Laurence, and it was produced by Ferdie Marquez. The song tells a story of a girl who is in love with her ex-boyfriend that has a new girlfriend. She narrates how jealous she is with the girl, and how lucky the girl is. She also promises to wait for the boy, the moment the girl leaves him.
Upon release, the song received generally positive response from fans and critics alike, becoming a commercial success and earning Nina seven awards—the most number of awards received by a Heaven song. These notable awards include an Awit Award for Favorite New Female Artist, MTV Pilipinas for Favorite New Artist in a Video, Candy Rap Award for Favorite Female Artist and Teens Voice Award for Favorite Female Artist. It also became Nina's first hit as a breakthrough artist. On August 20, 2002, the song was made available on digital download through iTunes and Amazon.com MP3 Download on January 23, 2007.
The single was accompanied by a music video that is entirely different from the previous single " Heaven", where Nina portrays a girl who ended her relationship with a guy. She later finds out that her ex-boyfriend now has a new girl, and she gets jealous of the girl, admitting that she is still in love with the boy. Throughout the video, she is seen collecting her pictures with her ex-boyfriend and throwing them from the rooftop of a building, suggesting that she lets go of the memories.
"Jealous" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her fifth studio album, Beyoncé (2013). The song was written by Beyoncé, Detail, Andre Eric Proctor, Brian Soko and its additional producers Rasool Diaz and Boots. Musically inspired by Hanni El Khatib's "Roach Cock", the song is a power ballad with a slow tempo exploring different styles and music genres. Lyrically, "Jealous" is a self-referential song discussing feelings of jealousy, suspicion, and revenge directed at a present love interest.
The song received critical acclaim from music critics who praised Beyoncé for successfully executing its lyrics about vulnerability and insecurity, feelings and states she rarely expressed on her other repertoire. Its experimental composition and production were also well received by critics and compared to works by several other artists as well as the singer's own material, particularly her song " If I Were a Boy" (2008).
A music video for the song was directed by Beyoncé along with Francesco Carrozzini and Todd Tours and filmed in New York City in November 2013. It was released through the iTunes Store on December 13, 2013 on the album itself. The visual was shot as a sequel to the previous song on the album, " Partition" and it shows Beyoncé in different sets — alone at home waiting for her partner to come to dinner, at a party, and out in the streets in search for him. The video and her character received mostly positive reviews from critics. Beyoncé performed "Jealous" live at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards during a medley consisting of songs from her self-titled album.
"Jealous" is a song performed by American recording artist Nick Jonas for his eponymous second studio album. It was released on September 8, 2014, by Island Records as the second single from the record. It was written by Jonas, Sir Nolan, Simon Wilcox, and the song was produced later by Sir Nolan. "Jealous" has peaked at No. 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100, consequently becoming Jonas's highest charting single and highest selling single with 3 million copies sold in the United States to date. The single has also peaked at No. 1 on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart "Jealous" has also peaked at No. 2 on US Billboard Mainstream Top 40 for five weeks, and also at No. 10 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100. "Jealous" was also a minor hit in Australia, reaching No. 15 on the ARIA Charts, and also in Ireland, where it peaked at No. 28. It peaked at No. 8 in New Zealand. The song had its biggest success in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart.
The song's music video was shot by director Peter Tunney, a frequent collaborator of Jonas'. The video received positive reviews and was praised for inspirational quotes in the background. The singer performed "Jealous" on television shows such as Late Night with Seth Meyers, Today, The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show, VH1 Big Morning Buzz Live, VH1 Artist to Watch, 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards kick-off special and The Ellen DeGeneres Show and included it on the Nick Jonas Live Tour set list. The official remix of "Jealous" featured singer-songwriter Tinashe and was released on November 5, 2014. The song was also covered by The Voice season seven contestant Chris Jamison. The Uncensored Version was uploaded to his Official YouTube account but is not present on the Explicit version of the album. The song is also included as a bonus track on the UK deluxe version of Last Year Was Complicated, along with " Chains" and " Levels".
Usage examples of "jealous".
Now, Ferguson, to put your charges against Rochester in concrete form, you believe that he was insanely jealous of Jimmie Turnbull, that he recognized him in the Police Court in his burglar disguise, slipped a dose of aconitine in a glass of water which Turnbull drank, and after declaring that his friend had died from angina pectoris, disappeared.
Felice and Amice must be inside with Mother Winifred, who was notoriously jealous of her domain.
A great enemy to all jealous persons, and a greater friend to my amorous fancies, I wrote to the young girl that, if she would leave her cousin for me, I would give her a house in which she should be the mistress, and that I would surround her with good society and with every luxury to be found in Venice.
Convicted by her amorous and jealous margarve of infidelity, she had been sent about her business.
She smiled at Amrita, and I found myself jealous, wishing that I had been the recipient of that benediction.
And as a queen disguised might pass anear The bitter crowd that barters in a mart, Veiling her pride while tears of pity start, I hide my glory thru a jealous fear.
The situation of many women, she explained, was not much improved under the anima, for only one woman could be queen, and the queen tended to be jealous of her prerogatives.
He would need a tribe where the government was not as jealous of its power as the Anointed of the Chosen.
One day, vexed at my answering her question as to the reason of my change towards her by stating that I had no cause for it, she, told me in a tone of commiseration that I was jealous of Cordiani.
Crushed though her rival the Khania Atene might be, also she was still jealous of her.
I best not tell Nancy, or she might comeup and ave a jealous fit all over the room.
Scholastica avenged me by reproaching her for having obliged me to appear either rude or jealous, or a breaker of my word.
These men, uniting themselves to the enthusiasts, whose genius is naturally averse to clerical usurpations, exercised so jealous an authority over the assembly of divines, that they allowed them nothing but the liberty of tendering advice, and would not intrust them even with the power of electing their own chairman or his substitute, or of supplying the vacancies of their own members.
Men like me, Baas, who know that now and again it is wise to cease from being wise, lest Heaven should grow jealous of our wisdom and want to share it.
I went out, and on meeting the fair cousin I told her that I was jealous of the honour which she had done my man, and that I begged her to wait on him no longer.