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envies

Variant of envy

noun pl. envies

  1. a feeling of discontent and ill will because of another's advantages, possessions, etc.; resentful dislike of another who has something that one desires
  2. desire for some advantage, quality, etc. that another has
  3. an object of envious feeling
  4. Obsolete ill will; spite

transitive verb envied, envying

to feel envy toward, at, or because of; regard with envy

intransitive verb

Obsolete to feel or show envy

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