Envy - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)
verb
Extra examples
Their exotic vacations inspired envy in their friends.
We watched with envy as the yacht slid past us.
I envy you for your large group of friends.
I envy the way you've made so many friends.
His new car made him the envy of his friends.
They envy us our new house.
He envies her the position she has achieved in her profession.
I really envy you and Ian, you seem so happy together.
She has a lifestyle which most people would envy.
He envied Rosalind her youth and strength.
He watched the others with envy.
I felt a twinge of envy when I saw them together.
She could see that all the other girls were green with envy (=feeling a lot of envy).
...I envy you your cool....
...criticism of her sister's singing that was tainted by envy...
Word forms
I/you/we/they: envy
he/she/it: envies
present participle: envying
past tense: envied
past participle: envied
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