Definition of envy

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Envy (n.) Malice; ill will; spite.

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Envy :: Envy (v. i.) To be filled with envious feelings; to regard anything with grudging and longing eyes; -- used especially with at.
Envying :: Envying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Env.
Jaundice :: Jaundice (v. t.) To affect with jaundice; to color by prejudice or envy; to prejudice.
Envy :: Envy (n.) Malice; ill will; spite.
Envy :: Envy (v. t.) To emulate.
Onde :: Onde (n.) Hatred; fury; envy.
Disturb :: Disturb (v. t.) To agitate the mind of; to deprive of tranquillity; to disquiet; to render uneasy; as, a person is disturbed by receiving an insult, or his mind is disturbed by envy..
Envy :: Envy (v. t.) To long after; to desire strongly; to covet.
Askant :: Askant (adv.) Sideways; obliquely; with a side glance; with disdain, envy, or suspicion..
Envy :: Envy (n.) Emulation; rivalry.
Invidious :: Invidious (a.) Likely to incur or produce ill will, or to provoke envy; hateful; as, invidious distinctions..
Grudge :: Grudge (v. t.) To look upon with desire to possess or to appropriate; to envy (one) the possession of; to begrudge; to covet; to give with reluctance; to desire to get back again; -- followed by the direct object only, or by both the direct and indirect objects..
Emulation :: Emulation (n.) Jea/ous rivalry; envy; envious contention.
Envy :: Envy (v. i.) To show malice or ill will; to rail.
Begrudge :: Begrudge (v. t.) To grudge; to envy the possession of.
Envy :: Envy (n.) An object of envious notice or feeling.
Envy :: Envy (n.) Public odium; ill repute.
Envy :: Envy (n.) Chagrin, mortification, discontent, or uneasiness at the sight of another's excellence or good fortune, accompanied with some degree of hatred and a desire to possess equal advantages; malicious grudging; -- usually followed by of; as, they did this in envy of Caesar..
Detraction :: Detraction (n.) The act of taking away from the reputation or good name of another; a lessening or cheapening in the estimation of others; the act of depreciating another, from envy or malice; calumny..
Brag :: Brag (v. i.) To talk about one's self, or things pertaining to one's self, in a manner intended to excite admiration, envy, or wonder; to talk boastfully; to boast; -- often followed by of; as, to brag of one's exploits, courage, or money, or of the great things one intends to do..
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