Antonyms for envy
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : en-vee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛn vi |
Definition of envy
Origin :- late 13c., from Old French envie "envy, jealousy, rivalry" (10c.), from Latin invidia "envy, jealousy," from invidus "envious," from invidere "envy," earlier "look at (with malice), cast an evil eye upon," from in- "upon" (see in- (2)) + videre "to see" (see vision).
- Similar formations in Avestan nipashnaka "envious," also "look at;" Old Church Slavonic zavideti "to envy," from videti "to see;" Lithuanian pavydeti "to envy," related to veizdeti "to see, to look at."
- noun jealousy
- verb be jealous of another
- He wears the look of one who is gnawed with envy, and he heaves the sigh of despair.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- At times we are as much the object of their envy as they ever are of ours.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- There was a pride in the statement with regard to which my first feeling was a pang of envy.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- She was gowned, too, with a chic nicety to arouse the envy of all less-fortunate women.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Deep in his heart was a gnawing of envy—not for himself, but for his work.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- We must not envy him on account of them, nor begrudge them to him, nor wish that we had them in his stead.
- Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
- Why not speak of the evils of appetite and of envy and jealousy?
- Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell
- All this time I was the envy of my acquaintance; but I was more deserving of their compassion.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- My companions envied me; but even their envy was not sufficient to make me happy.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- The poor Frenchmen looked like peacocks in their dress, but we did not envy them their finery.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
Synonyms for envy
- backbiting
- be envious
- begrudge
- covet
- coveting
- covetousness
- crave
- desire
- die over
- eat one's heart out
- enviousness
- evil eye
- green-eyed monster
- grudge
- grudging
- grudgingness
- hanker
- hatred
- have hard feelings
- heartburn
- hunger
- ill will
- invidiousness
- jaundiced eye
- long
- lust
- lusting
- malevolence
- malice
- maliciousness
- malignity
- object to
- opposition
- prejudice
- resent
- resentfulness
- resentment
- rivalry
- spite
- thirst
- turn green
- want
- yearn
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