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jealous

jeal·ous

jealous

 
 
pronunciation:
je ls
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part of speech: adjective
definition 1: afraid of losing someone's love or attention to another person.
She became jealous when her parents spent so much time with the new baby.
similar words:
possessive
definition 2: feeling envy of what another person has or can do.
He was jealous of his friend's new bike.
 
synonyms:
envious
derivations: jealously (adv.), jealousness (n.)
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