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Envies
(gcide) | Envy \En"vy\, n.; pl. Envies. [F. envie, L. invidia envious;
akin to invidere to look askance at, to look with enmity; in
against + videre to see. See Vision.]
1. Malice; ill will; spite. [Obs.]
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If he evade us there,
Enforce him with his envy to the people. --Shak.
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2. Chagrin, mortification, discontent, or uneasiness at the
sight of another's excellence or good fortune, accompanied
with some degree of hatred and a desire to possess equal
advantages; malicious grudging; -- usually followed by of;
as, they did this in envy of C[ae]sar.
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Envy is a repining at the prosperity or good of
another, or anger and displeasure at any good of
another which we want, or any advantage another hath
above us. --Ray.
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No bliss
Enjoyed by us excites his envy more. --Milton.
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Envy, to which the ignoble mind's a slave,
Is emulation in the learned or brave. --Pope.
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3. Emulation; rivalry. [Obs.]
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Such as cleanliness and decency
Prompt to a virtuous envy. --Ford.
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4. Public odium; ill repute. [Obs.]
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To lay the envy of the war upon Cicero. --B. Jonson.
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5. An object of envious notice or feeling.
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This constitution in former days used to be the envy
of the world. --Macaulay.
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