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A feeling of discontent and resentment aroused by and in conjunction with desire for the possessions or qualities of another.
(noun)
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The object of such feeling: Their new pool made them the envy of their neighbors.
(noun)
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Obsolete Malevolence.
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To feel envy toward.
(verb-transitive)
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To regard with envy.
(verb-transitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.