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envy

en·vy [ énvee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
wanting what somebody else has: the resentful or unhappy feeling of wanting somebody else's success, good fortune, qualities, or possessions



transitive verb  (past and past participle en·vied, present participle en·vy·ing, 3rd person present singular en·vies)
Definition:
 
want what somebody else has: to desire something possessed by somebody else
envy them their success

[13th century. Via French envie< Latin invidia< invidere "look askance at" < videre "see"]

en·vy·ing·ly adverb

be the envy of to be the object of somebody's envy

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