"envious" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɛnviːəs/ Audio: En-uk-envious.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-envious.wav Forms: more envious [comparative], most envious [superlative]
enPR: ĕnʹvēəs Etymology: From Middle English envious, from Anglo-Norman envious, from Old French envieus, envious (modern French envieux), from Latin invidiōsus; more at envy. Doublet of invidious, borrowed directly from Latin. Displaced native Old English æfestiġ. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*weyd-}}, {{inh|en|enm|envious}} Middle English envious, {{der|en|xno|envious}} Anglo-Norman envious, {{der|en|fro|envieus}} Old French envieus, {{cog|fr|envieux}} French envieux, {{der|en|la|invidiōsus}} Latin invidiōsus, {{doublet|en|invidious}} Doublet of invidious, {{noncog|ang|æfestiġ}} Old English æfestiġ Head templates: {{en-adj}} envious (comparative more envious, superlative most envious)
  1. Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging Categories (topical): Emotions Translations (feeling or exhibiting envy): φθονερός (phthonerós) (Ancient Greek), حَسُود (ḥasūd) (Arabic), حسود (ḥasūd) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), حاسد (ḥāsed) [South-Levantine-Arabic] (Arabic), غيران (ḡērān) [South-Levantine-Arabic] (Arabic), նախանձոտ (naxanjot) (Armenian), նախանձ (naxanj) (Armenian), paxıl (Azerbaijani), зайздро́сны (zajzdrósny) (Belarusian), заві́сны (zavísny) (Belarusian), зави́стлив (zavístliv) (Bulgarian), envejós (Catalan), suyaon (Cebuano), 嫉妒的 (jídù de) (Chinese Mandarin), závistivý [masculine] (Czech), misundelig (Danish), jaloers (Dutch), nijdig (Dutch), kade (Estonian), øvundsjúkur (Faroese), kateellinen (Finnish), kade (Finnish), envieux (French), envexoso [masculine] (Galician), შურიანი (šuriani) (Georgian), neidisch (German), neidvoll (German), ζηλόφθονος (zilófthonos) [masculine] (Greek), ζηλιάρης (ziliáris) [masculine] (Greek), ईर्ष्यालू (īrṣyālū) (Hindi), irigy (Hungarian), irigykedő (Hungarian), iri (Indonesian), éadmhar (Irish), invidioso (Italian), 嫉妬深い (shitto bukai) (alt: しっとぶかい) (Japanese), қызғаншақ (qyzğanşaq) (Kazakh), 부럽다 (bureopda) (Korean), nvidiëus (Ladin), invidus (Latin), skaudīgs (Latvian), завидлив (zavidliv) (Macedonian), haetara (Maori), envious (Middle English), envieux (Norman), misunnelig (Norwegian), envejós (Occitan), æfestiġ (Old English), حسود (hasud) (Persian), zawistny (Polish), zazdrosny (Polish), invejoso (Portuguese), invidios (Romanian), pizmaș (Romanian), зави́стливый (zavístlivyj) (Russian), ईर्षु (īrṣu) (Sanskrit), farmadach (Scottish Gaelic), surevnjiv [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), за́видан [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), závidan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), závistlivý (Slovak), zavisten (Slovene), envidioso (Spanish), avundsjuk (Swedish), misundsam (Swedish), entsesse (Tocharian B), kıskanç (Turkish), за́здрісний (zázdrisnyj) (Ukrainian), зави́сний (zavýsnyj) (Ukrainian), peğil [common-gender] (Zazaki)
    Sense id: en-envious-en-adj-ur5tU5IZ Disambiguation of Emotions: 28 29 15 27 Disambiguation of 'feeling or exhibiting envy': 77 0 2 21
  2. Excessively careful; cautious. Categories (topical): Emotions Synonyms (excessively cautious): overcautious Translations (excessively careful): ylivarovainen (Finnish), betulich [dated] (German), fürsorglich (German), receloso (Spanish), vaksam (Swedish)
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  3. (obsolete) Malignant; mischievous; spiteful. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Emotions Translations (malignant; mischievous; spiteful): ilkeä (Finnish), φθονερός (fthonerós) [masculine] (Greek), envious (Middle English), zawistny (Polish), svartsjuk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-envious-en-adj-oaWvCVrt Disambiguation of Emotions: 28 29 15 27 Disambiguation of 'malignant; mischievous; spiteful': 1 0 97 1
  4. (obsolete, poetic) Inspiring envy. Tags: obsolete, poetic Categories (topical): Emotions
    Sense id: en-envious-en-adj-ww0~QROq Disambiguation of Emotions: 28 29 15 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: enviously, enviousness, nonenvious, unenvious Related terms: jealous

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 37:1:",
          "text": "Fret not thy ſelfe becauſe of euill doers, neither bee thou enuious againſt the workers of iniquitie.",
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          "ref": "1827, [John Keble], The Christian Year: Thoughts in Verse for the Sundays and Holydays throughout the Year, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] [B]y W. Baxter, for J. Parker; and C[harles] and J[ohn] Rivington, […], →OCLC:",
          "text": "My soul is envious of mine eye.",
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          "word": "حَسُود"
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          "word": "حاسد"
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          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "նախանձոտ"
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          "lang": "Armenian",
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          "word": "նախանձ"
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        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "paxıl"
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        {
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          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "zajzdrósny",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "зайздро́сны"
        },
        {
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          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "zavísny",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "заві́сны"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "zavístliv",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "зави́стлив"
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        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "envejós"
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        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "suyaon"
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        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jídù de",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "嫉妒的"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "závistivý"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "misundelig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "jaloers"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "nijdig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "kade"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "øvundsjúkur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "kateellinen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "kade"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "envieux"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "envexoso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "šuriani",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "შურიანი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "neidisch"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "neidvoll"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "zilófthonos",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ζηλόφθονος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ziliáris",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ζηλιάρης"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "phthonerós",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "φθονερός"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "īrṣyālū",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "ईर्ष्यालू"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "irigy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "irigykedő"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "iri"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "éadmhar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "invidioso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "alt": "しっとぶかい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shitto bukai",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "嫉妬深い"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "qyzğanşaq",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "қызғаншақ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "bureopda",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "부럽다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "lld",
          "lang": "Ladin",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "nvidiëus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "invidus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "skaudīgs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "zavidliv",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "завидлив"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "haetara"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "enm",
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "envious"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "envieux"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "misunnelig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "envejós"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "æfestiġ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "hasud",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "حسود"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 0 2 21",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
          "word": "zawistny"
        },
        {
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          "ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 37:1:",
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          "envy"
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          "excellence"
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          "malicious"
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          "grudging"
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          "ref": "1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Francis Ashe […], →OCLC:",
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          "ref": "1593, [William Shakespeare], Venus and Adonis, London: […] Richard Field, […], →OCLC:",
          "text": "Each envious brier his weary legs doth scratch.",
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        }
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        "English terms with quotations"
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          "text": "He to him leapt, and that same envious gage / Of victors glory from him snatcht away.",
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        "Inspiring envy."
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        "(obsolete, poetic) Inspiring envy."
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      "sense": "excessively cautious",
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḥasūd",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "حَسُود"
    },
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      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḥasūd",
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      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
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      "code": "ajp",
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      "roman": "ḡērān",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "tags": [
        "South-Levantine-Arabic"
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    },
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "naxanjot",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "նախանձոտ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "naxanj",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "նախանձ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "paxıl"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "zajzdrósny",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "зайздро́сны"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "zavísny",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "заві́сны"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zavístliv",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "зави́стлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "envejós"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "suyaon"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jídù de",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "嫉妒的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "závistivý"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "misundelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "jaloers"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "nijdig"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "kade"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "øvundsjúkur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "kateellinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "kade"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "envieux"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "envexoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "šuriani",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "შურიანი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "neidisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "neidvoll"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "zilófthonos",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ζηλόφθονος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ziliáris",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ζηλιάρης"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "phthonerós",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "φθονερός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "īrṣyālū",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "ईर्ष्यालू"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "irigy"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "irigykedő"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "iri"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "éadmhar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "invidioso"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しっとぶかい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shitto bukai",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "嫉妬深い"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "qyzğanşaq",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "қызғаншақ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bureopda",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "부럽다"
    },
    {
      "code": "lld",
      "lang": "Ladin",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "nvidiëus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "invidus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "skaudīgs"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "zavidliv",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "завидлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "haetara"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "envious"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "envieux"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "misunnelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "envejós"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "æfestiġ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "hasud",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "حسود"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "zawistny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "zazdrosny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "invejoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "invidios"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "pizmaș"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zavístlivyj",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "зави́стливый"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "īrṣu",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "ईर्षु"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "farmadach"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "surevnjiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "за́видан"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "závidan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "závistlivý"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "zavisten"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "envidioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "avundsjuk"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "misundsam"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "entsesse"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "kıskanç"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zázdrisnyj",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "за́здрісний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zavýsnyj",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "word": "зави́сний"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "feeling or exhibiting envy",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "peğil"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "excessively careful",
      "word": "ylivarovainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "excessively careful",
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ],
      "word": "betulich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "excessively careful",
      "word": "fürsorglich"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "excessively careful",
      "word": "receloso"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "excessively careful",
      "word": "vaksam"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "malignant; mischievous; spiteful",
      "word": "ilkeä"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "fthonerós",
      "sense": "malignant; mischievous; spiteful",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "φθονερός"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "malignant; mischievous; spiteful",
      "word": "envious"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "malignant; mischievous; spiteful",
      "word": "zawistny"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "malignant; mischievous; spiteful",
      "word": "svartsjuk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "envious"
}

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