enviousness

noun

Definition of enviousnessnext
as in jealousy
a painful awareness of another's possessions or advantages and a desire to have them too Lisa's enviousness of Debra's athletic achievements was obvious to all of their friends

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enviousness
  1. jealousy
  2. hatred
  3. envy
  4. resentment
Noun
  • Timeless and trendy is a rare combo, and yeah, jealousy fuels the fire.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Before resolving the details, though, the woman becomes inflamed by an old source of jealousy and leaves her partner.
    Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of jealousy
Noun
  • Everyone must overcome the presence of hatred and fanaticism, and the memories of horrible tragedies.
    Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
  • The United States empowered warlords and criminals to conduct the war on its behalf, individuals who inspired so much hatred that their very presence became a Taliban recruiting tool.
    Azam Ahmed, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of hatred
Noun
  • This frustrates users, who watch Apple’s everyone, everywhere updates with some envy.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • On average, autistic participants reported 24% less envy than neurotypical participants.
    Trystan Loustau and Liane Young, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of envy
Noun
  • The national blindness to the depth of Moro resentment has led Philippine politicians and policymakers to treat Moros as wayward children who can be set right through minor concessions, or if those fail, through force.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Cherry titrates Dylan’s outie with notes of resignation and resentment, and Turturro bolsters outside Irv — a lonely artist — with genial warmth.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of resentment
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