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| en·vy [ énvee ] |
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wanting what somebody else has: the resentful or unhappy feeling of wanting somebody else's success, good fortune, qualities, or possessions
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transitive verb (past and past participle en·vied, present participle en·vy·ing, 3rd person present singular en·vies) |
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want what somebody else has: to desire something possessed by somebody else
  envy them their success
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| [13th century. Via French envie< Latin invidia< invidere "look askance at" < videre "see"] |
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| en·vy·ing·ly adverb |
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be the envy of to be the object of somebody's envy
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