Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Envious — En vi*ous, a. [OF. envios, F. envieux, fr. L. invidiosus, fr. invidia envy. See {Envy}, and cf. {Invidious}.] 1. Malignant; mischievous; spiteful. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Each envious brier his weary legs doth scratch. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
envious — envious, jealous, though not close synonyms, are comparable because both carry as their basic meaning that of grudging another s possession of something desirable. Envious stresses a coveting of something (as riches, possessions, or attainments)… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
envious — index jealous, resentful Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
envious — [adj] jealous, resentful appetent, aspiring, begrudging, coveting, covetous, craving, desiring, desirous, distrustful, fain, grasping, greedy, green eyed*, green with envy*, grudging, hankering, invidious, jaundiced, longing for, malicious,… … New thesaurus
envious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ feeling or showing envy. DERIVATIVES enviously adverb … English terms dictionary
envious — [en′vē əs] adj. [ME < OFr envieus < L invidiosus < invidia, ENVY] 1. characterized by envy; feeling, showing, or resulting from envy 2. Obs. a) emulous b) enviable enviously adv. enviousness n … English World dictionary
envious — [[t]e̱nviəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ of n If you are envious of someone, you want something that they have. I don t think I m envious of your success... Do I sound envious? I pity them, actually. ...envious thoughts. Derived words: enviously ADV… … English dictionary
envious — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ She tried not to appear envious. ▪ become … Collocations dictionary
envious — en|vi|ous [ˈenviəs] adj wanting something that someone else has →↑jealous envious of ▪ Colleagues were envious of her success. ▪ envious looks >enviously adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
envious — en|vi|ous [ enviəs ] adjective unhappy because you want very much to do something that someone else does or have something that they have: He saw their envious glances and felt distinctly uncomfortable. envious of: He was envious of the local… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
