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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : jel-uh-see |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɛl ə si |
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Définition of jealousy
Origin :- c.1200, of God; c.1300, of persons, from Old French jalousie "enthusiasm, love, longing, jealousy" (12c.), from jalos (see jealous). Meaning "zeal, fervor, devotion" is late 14c.
- noun envy
- The jealousy of the European powers, too, protects the Turk.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- All the magical phrases in the play are phrases of jealousy, passion, and pity.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- He should therefore smile at the futile attempt to excite his jealousy.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- "Hamlet" is a drama of pathetic weakness, strengthened by a drama of revenge and jealousy.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- Sidney's half-days at home were occasions for agonies of jealousy on Carlotta's part.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Poor Mainwaring gives me such histories of his wife's jealousy.
- Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen
- Why not speak of the evils of appetite and of envy and jealousy?
- Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell
- My comrades also have shown some jealousy, but it will pass.
- Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
- This time, Mrs. Wade admitted bravely to herself that her jealousy was not for Billy.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- But about this time I was alarmed for myself by a slight twinge of jealousy.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
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