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- \ˈen-vē-əs\
- /ˈen.vi.əs/
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- \ˈen-vē-əs\
Definitions of envious word
- noun envious Feeling or showing envy. 1
- adjective envious If you are envious of someone, you want something that they have. 0
- adjective envious feeling, showing, or resulting from envy 0
- adjective envious characterized by envy; feeling, showing, or resulting from envy 0
- abbreviation ENVIOUS emulous 0
- abbreviation ENVIOUS enviable 0
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Parts of speech for Envious
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envious popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
envious usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for envious
adjective envious
- jealous — feeling resentment against someone because of that person's rivalry, success, or advantages (often followed by of): He was jealous of his rich brother.
- green with envy — If you say that someone is green with envy, you mean that they are very envious indeed.
- resentful — full of or marked by resentment.
- covetous — A covetous person has a strong desire to possess something, especially something that belongs to another person.
- spiteful — full of spite or malice; showing spite; malicious; malevolent; venomous: a spiteful child.
Antonyms for envious
adjective envious
- comfortable — If a piece of furniture or an item of clothing is comfortable, it makes you feel physically relaxed when you use it, for example because it is soft.
- confident — If you are confident about something, you are certain that it will happen in the way you want it to.
- content — The contents of a container such as a bottle, box, or room are the things that are inside it.
- kind — of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person: a kind and loving person.
- pleased — (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?
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