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envy

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 advantage2obsolete : malice3: an object of envious notice or feeling <his new car made him the envy of his friends>

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