envy


Definition: Meaning of, envy in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈɛnvi /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
envy envied envied
Present Participle Third Person Singular
envying envies
[transitive]
  1. to wish that you had someone else's possessions, abilities etc
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  2. I don't envy you/her etc spoken used to say that you are glad that you are not in the bad situation that someone else is in
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[uncountable]
  1. the feeling of wanting something that someone else has [↪  jealousy]
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  2. be the envy of somebody to be something that other people admire and want to have very much
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envy used in phrases

  • penis envy (noun)
    1. psychoanalysis a female's presumed envy of the male's penis; said to explain femininity
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