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envious offeeling or showing jealousy of someone or something

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: feeling or showing jealousy of someone or something

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈenviəs ʌv/

Korean meaning: ~을 부러워하는, 질투하는

Korean pronunciation: **엔**비어스 어브

Example Sentences

  • Tom was envious of his neighbor's swimming pool, especially during the hot summer.
  • I'm not envious of celebrities - imagine having paparazzi following you to the bathroom!
  • Sarah was envious of her cat's ability to sleep 16 hours a day without any consequences.

envious of

ADJECTIVE

//ˈenviəs ʌv//

feeling or showing jealousy of someone or something

envious of concept
💡 Concept

feeling or showing jealousy of someone or something

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envious of rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Envious of success, forgetting previous wins, plotting devious schemes

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈenviəs ʌv/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈenviəs ɒv/

🌳Etymology

Rootenvi
Suffix--ous

Origin

라틴어 'invidiosus'에서 유래되었으며, 'in-(안으로)'과 'videre(보다)'가 합쳐져 '남을 악의적으로 바라보다'는 뜻에서 시작되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

previousdevioustedious
previous
devious
tedious

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📝Examples

Tom was envious of his neighbor's swimming pool, especially during the hot summer.

😄 Fun example

I'm not envious of celebrities - imagine having paparazzi following you to the bathroom!

😄 Fun example

Sarah was envious of her cat's ability to sleep 16 hours a day without any consequences.

He was envious of his colleague's promotion and couldn't hide his disappointment.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

jealous ofresentful ofcovetous ofgreen with envy

Antonyms

content withsatisfied withhappy for

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