envious

en-vi-ous · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Feeling or showing envy; desiring what someone else has.

  2. 2.

    Characterized by or arising from envy.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    envious of — feeling jealousy toward someone because of what they have
  • •
    green with envy — extremely envious (often used as "envious" synonym)

Related words

Antonyms: content, satisfied, unenvious
See also: covetous, envy, jealous, resentful
Synonyms: covetous, green-eyed, jealous, resentful

Etymology

From Latin invidiosus ("envious, hateful"), from invidia ("envy"), from invidere ("to look askance at, envy"), from in- ("upon") + videre ("to see").