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
  • Suspicion, dislike, jealousy, scapegoating — none of those are the transcendent facet of the human personality.
    Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Embodying Burroughs’ alter ego and cycling through Lee’s lust, jealousy, world-weariness, neediness, and bliss, Craig cracks this smitten, doomed romantic wide open.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2024
Definition of jealousy
Noun
  • As an intimacy grows between Cassie and Bryan, Berryman again dances with shadows of Blanche and Stanley, but with all the hatred removed, the poisons of class and time and gender drained away.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The hatred isn’t just coming from anonymous fringe posters either.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of hatred
Noun
  • American companies and the U.S. economy are now the envy of the world, but that prosperity—unparalleled in world history—is dependent upon the societal trust, cohesion, and collegiality that have long enabled the American economy.
    Steven Tian, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Pacific Northwest The edible brambles and thickets of the Pacific Northwest are the envy of anyone who wishes to graze on the fruit of the shrub; Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis), thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus), tall Oregon grape (Mahonia aquifolium), and salal (Gaultheria shallon).
    Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of envy
Noun
  • This means asking them to let go of any anger and resentment toward you, but don’t force anything.
    Hylke Faber, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The left-populist meta-narrative that would address those resentments hasn’t quite caught on.
    Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of resentment
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