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Envy

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Noun

1. enviousness, envy

a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another

2. envy, invidia

spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)

Verb

3. envy

feel envious towards; admire enviously

4. begrudge, envy

be envious of; set one's heart on

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Envy

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noun plural -vies
1. 
a feeling of grudging or somewhat admiring discontent aroused by the possessions, achievements, or qualities of another
2. 
the desire to have for oneself something possessed by another; covetousness
3. 
an object of envy
verb -vies, -vying or -vied
4. 
to be envious of (a person or thing)

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Envy

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nounWord forms: plural ˈenvies
1. 
a feeling of discontent and ill will because of another's advantages, possessions, etc.; resentful dislike of another who has something that one desires
2. 
desire for some advantage, quality, etc. that another has
3. 
an object of envious feeling
4.  Obsolete
ill will; spite
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈenvied or ˈenvying
5. 
to feel envy toward, at, or because of; regard with envy
verb intransitive
6.  Obsolete
to feel or show envy

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Envy

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n. pl. en·vies
1.
a. A feeling of discontent and resentment aroused by and in conjunction with desire for the possessions or qualities of another. See Usage Note at jealous.
b. The object of such feeling: Their new pool made them the envy of their neighbors.
2. Obsolete Malevolence.
tr.v. en·vied, en·vy·ing, en·vies
1. To feel envy toward (another person).
2. To regard (something) with envy.

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