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en·vy

envy

 
 
pronunciation:
en vi
parts of speech:
verb, noun
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part of speech: verb
inflections: envies, envying, envied
definition 1: When you envy someone, you wish you had something that they have, or you wish you could do something that they can do. When you envy someone, you are jealous of them.
Sofia envied those kids who were members of the swim club.
definition 2: If you envy something that another person has, you wish that you had it yourself.
Cody envied his brother's ability to tell jokes and make people laugh.
similar words:
desire, resent
 
part of speech: noun
inflections: envies
definition: Envy is a bad feeling you have when you really want to have something that another person has. Envy can get very strong if you feel you can never have that thing and you think it is not fair.
Eddy was filled with envy when his classmate got a higher score on the test than him. Now he always tries to compete against him in everything.
 
synonyms:
enviousness, jealousy
similar words:
greed
derivations: envyingly (adv.), envier (n.)
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