Main Entry: ¹en·vy

Pronunciation: \ˈen-vē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural envies

Etymology: Middle English envie, from Anglo-French, from Latin invidia, from invidus envious, from invidēre to look askance at, envy, from in- + vidēre to see — more at wit

Date: 13th century

1 : painful or resentful awareness of an advantage enjoyed by another joined with a desire to possess the same advantage
2 obsolete : malice
3 : an object of envious notice or feeling <his new car made him the envy of his friends>