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envy
(mass) | envy
- závisť, závidieť |
envy
(encz) | envy,závidět |
envy
(encz) | envy,závist |
Envy
(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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Envy
(gcide) | Envy \En"vy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Envied; p. pr. & vb. n.
Envying.] [F. envier.]
1. To feel envy at or towards; to be envious of; to have a
feeling of uneasiness or mortification in regard to (any
one), arising from the sight of another's excellence or
good fortune and a longing to possess it.
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A woman does not envy a man for his fighting
courage, nor a man a woman for her beauty.
--Collier.
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Whoever envies another confesses his superiority.
--Rambler.
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2. To feel envy on account of; to have a feeling of grief or
repining, with a longing to possess (some excellence or
good fortune of another, or an equal good fortune, etc.);
to look with grudging upon; to begrudge.
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I have seen thee fight,
When I have envied thy behavior. --Shak.
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Jeffrey . . . had actually envied his friends their
cool mountain breezes. --Froude.
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3. To long after; to desire strongly; to covet.
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Or climb his knee the envied kiss to share. --T.
Gray.
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4. To do harm to; to injure; to disparage. [Obs.]
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If I make a lie
To gain your love and envy my best mistress,
Put me against a wall. --J. Fletcher.
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5. To hate. [Obs.] --Marlowe.
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6. To emulate. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Envy
(gcide) | Envy \En"vy\, v. i.
1. To be filled with envious feelings; to regard anything
with grudging and longing eyes; -- used especially with
at.
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Who would envy at the prosperity of the wicked?
--Jer. Taylor.
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2. To show malice or ill will; to rail. [Obs.] "He has . . .
envied against the people." --Shak.
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envy
(wn) | envy
n 1: a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have
something that is possessed by another [syn: envy,
enviousness]
2: spite and resentment at seeing the success of another
(personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: envy,
invidia]
v 1: feel envious towards; admire enviously
2: be envious of; set one's heart on [syn: envy, begrudge] |
envy
(devil) | ENVY, n. Emulation adapted to the meanest capacity.
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envy
(mass) | envy
- závisť, závidieť |
envy
(encz) | envy,závidět envy,závist |
envyingly
(encz) | envyingly, |
green with envy
(encz) | green with envy, |
penis envy
(encz) | penis envy, n: |
Envying
(gcide) | Envy \En"vy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Envied; p. pr. & vb. n.
Envying.] [F. envier.]
1. To feel envy at or towards; to be envious of; to have a
feeling of uneasiness or mortification in regard to (any
one), arising from the sight of another's excellence or
good fortune and a longing to possess it.
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A woman does not envy a man for his fighting
courage, nor a man a woman for her beauty.
--Collier.
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Whoever envies another confesses his superiority.
--Rambler.
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2. To feel envy on account of; to have a feeling of grief or
repining, with a longing to possess (some excellence or
good fortune of another, or an equal good fortune, etc.);
to look with grudging upon; to begrudge.
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I have seen thee fight,
When I have envied thy behavior. --Shak.
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Jeffrey . . . had actually envied his friends their
cool mountain breezes. --Froude.
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3. To long after; to desire strongly; to covet.
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Or climb his knee the envied kiss to share. --T.
Gray.
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4. To do harm to; to injure; to disparage. [Obs.]
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If I make a lie
To gain your love and envy my best mistress,
Put me against a wall. --J. Fletcher.
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5. To hate. [Obs.] --Marlowe.
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6. To emulate. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Envyned
(gcide) | Envyned \En*vyned"\, a. [OF. enviner to store with wine; pref.
en- (L. in) + vin wine. See Vine.]
Stored or furnished with wine. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Unenvying
(gcide) | Unenvying \Unenvying\
See envying. |
envy
(wn) | envy
n 1: a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have
something that is possessed by another [syn: envy,
enviousness]
2: spite and resentment at seeing the success of another
(personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: envy,
invidia]
v 1: feel envious towards; admire enviously
2: be envious of; set one's heart on [syn: envy, begrudge] |
penis envy
(wn) | penis envy
n 1: (psychoanalysis) a female's presumed envy of the male's
penis; said to explain femininity |
envy
(devil) | ENVY, n. Emulation adapted to the meanest capacity.
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