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envy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | invidia |
| Type of | mortal sin, deadly sin |
| Derivation | envious |
envy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | enviousness |
| Type of | bitterness, gall, rancor, rancour, resentment |
| Has types | jealousy, penis envy, covetousness, green-eyed monster |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | look up to, admire |
Examples of envy
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The productive members of society need to stop buying into the politics of envy.
From the economist.com
Admire them, toast their triumph and perhaps envy them and their house a little.
From the telegraph.co.uk
His looks, too, render dubious the desperate envy that defines the young Ripley.
From the theatlantic.com
I don't envy the jobs of the network security folks at organizations like these.
From the techcrunch.com
Perhaps they're too busy worrying about job security to spend much time on envy.
From the techcrunch.com
It's so foreign, that the politics of envy always seems to moves into its place.
From the washingtontimes.com
When you see value in your contribution, you'll feel more control and less envy.
From the freep.com
Liberals have had Scalia envy for nearly a quarter-century, only to be let down.
From the heraldtribune.com
Range hesitated to conclude with certainty that dogs feel what humans call envy.
From the washingtonpost.com
- A feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
- Feel envious towards; admire enviously
- Be envious of; set one's heart on
- Spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)
- (envious) covetous: 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"
- Envy (also called invidiousness) is best defined as an emotion that "occurs when a person lacks another's (perceived) superior quality, achievement, or possession and either desires it or wishes that the other lacked it."Parrott, W. G., & Smith, R. H. (1993). And belongs to Ami. ...
- ....Envy is a series of documentaries created for Virgin 1 designed to highlight growing British obsessions.
- Envy is the first official release by Ambitious Lovers. The album picks up where DNA left off.
- Envy is one of the foremost hardcore/screamo bands of Japan. They have a large following outside of their native Japan, and are signed to Rock Action Records in Europe and Temporary Residence Limited in North America, though originally they worked with Level Plane Records. ...
