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envious definition
envious |
Grep of noun envious enviousness Overview of adj envious The adj envious has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) covetous, envious, jealous, green -- (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"; "he was green with envy") 2. begrudging, envious, grudging -- (that feels envy of another's possessions) Antonyms of adj envious 2 senses of envious Sense 1 covetous, envious, jealous, green INDIRECT (VIA desirous) -> undesirous, undesiring Sense 2 begrudging, envious, grudging INDIRECT (VIA selfish) -> unselfish Similarity of adj envious 2 senses of envious Sense 1 covetous, envious, jealous, green => desirous (vs. undesirous) Sense 2 begrudging, envious, grudging => selfish (vs. unselfish) Attributes of adj envious Familiarity of adj envious envious used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj envious envious Overview of adj envious The adj envious has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) covetous, envious, jealous, green -- (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"; "he was green with envy") 2. begrudging, envious, grudging -- (that feels envy of another's possessions)
envious definition
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