Synonyms for jealous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : jel-uh s |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɛl əs |
Top 10 synonyms for jealous
Définition of jealous
Origin :- c.1200, gelus, later jelus (early 14c.), "possessive and suspicious," originally in the context of sexuality or romance; in general use late 14c.; also in a more positive sense, "fond, amorous, ardent," from c.1300, from Old French jalos "keen, zealous; avaricious; jealous" (12c., Modern French jaloux), from Late Latin zelosus, from zelus "zeal," from Greek zelos, sometimes "jealousy," but more often in a good sense ("emulation, rivalry, zeal"). See zeal. In biblical language (early 13c.) "tolerating no unfaithfulness."
- Most of the words for 'envy' ... had from the outset a hostile force, based on 'look at' (with malice), 'not love,' etc. Conversely, most of those which became distinctive terms for 'jealousy' were originally used also in a good sense, 'zeal, emulation.' [Buck, pp.1138-9]
- Among the ways to express this in other tongues are Swedish svartsjuka, literally "black-sick," from phrase bara svarta strumpor "wear black stockings," also "be jealous." Danish skinsyg "jealous," literally "skin-sick," is from skind "hide, skin" said to be explained by Swedish dialectal expression fa skinn "receive a refusal in courtship."
- adj desirous; wary
- Not that in his presence she became vain or petty or jealous; that would have been impossible.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- To his jealous eyes came a vision of that excursion to the hospital.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- No one ever felt this intensity of jealous rage about a mother or a sister.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- Even the most jealous of that most jealous of professions, surgery, had to admit that he got results.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- In reality they were jealous of each other with an inconceivable intensity.
- Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
- This fiasco, due, I am told, to the jealous interference of the P.-L.
- Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- Still you were jealous of me, for I was a gentleman; you were a skin-pedler.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- Betty, I will be frank, there is a great lady who is jealous, and watches you very closely.
- Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
- She is jealous, she is angry—or was until I told her the truth.
- Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
- It is your love for him that makes you fear that he will be jealous.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
Antonyms for jealous
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