envying

Variant of envy

envy definition

envy (en′vē)

noun pl. envies -·vies

  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

Etymology: ME & OFr envie < L invidia < invidus, having hatred or ill will < invidere, to look askance at < in-, in, upon + videre, to look: see wise

transitive verb envied -·vied, envying -·vy·ing

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

intransitive verb

Obsolete to feel or show envy

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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