envy
en-vy · noun
Definitions
noun
- 1.
A feeling of discontented longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck.
- 2.
To desire something that belongs to or is possessed by another person.
- 3.
A person or thing that inspires envy.
Forms
plural: envies
Phrases & expressions
- •green with envy — extremely envious
- •the envy of — something that others desire or admire
- •envy someone something — to wish you had what someone else has
Related words
Etymology
From Old French envie, from Latin invidia ("envy, jealousy"), from invidere ("to look askance at, look maliciously upon"), from in- ("upon") + videre ("to see").