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envy
- Main Entry:
- 1en·vy

- Pronunciation:
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\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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