| envious | | |
| adj. | 1. covetous, envious, jealous | showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages.; "he was never covetous before he met her"; "jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions"; "envious of their art collection" |
| ~ desirous, wishful | having or expressing desire for something.; "desirous of high office"; "desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem" |
| envy | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. enviousness, envy | a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another. |
| ~ bitterness, rancor, rancour, resentment, gall | a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will. |
| ~ covetousness | an envious eagerness to possess something. |
| ~ green-eyed monster, jealousy | a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival). |
| ~ penis envy | (psychoanalysis) a female's presumed envy of the male's penis; said to explain femininity. |
| n. (act) | 2. envy, invidia | spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins). |
| ~ deadly sin, mortal sin | an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace.; "theologians list seven mortal sins" |
| v. (emotion) | 3. envy | feel envious towards; admire enviously. |
| ~ admire, look up to | feel admiration for. |
| v. (emotion) | 4. begrudge, envy | be envious of; set one's heart on. |
| ~ desire, want | feel or have a desire for; want strongly.; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room" |
| ~ covet | wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person).; "She covets her sister's house" |
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