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Definition of Envy
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Envy
Malice; ill will; spite. 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 Caesar. Emulation; rivalry. Public odium; ill repute. An object of envious notice or feeling. 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. 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. To long after; to desire strongly; to covet. To do harm to; to injure; to disparage. To hate. To emulate. To be filled with envious feelings; to regard anything with grudging and longing eyes; -- used especially with at. To show malice or ill will; to rail. Related Definitions:
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Envy Quotations
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. Winston Churchill People that are conceited of their own merit take pride in being unfortunate, that themselves and others may think them considerable enough to be the envy and the mark of fortune. Francois de La Rochefoucauld The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy. Francois de La Rochefoucauld Pride, which inspires us with so much envy, is sometimes of use toward the moderating of it too. Francois de La Rochefoucauld Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes himself get good things by jealousy, while the other does not allow his neighbour to have them through envy. Aristotle |
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Envy Translations
envy in Danish is misunde, misundelse envy in Dutch is benijden, jaloers zijn op, misgunnen envy in Finnish is kadehtia envy in French is enviez, envient, envions, envie, envier envy in German is beneide, Neid, beneiden, beneiden envy in Italian is invidiare, invidia envy in Latin is fascino, invidia envy in Norwegian is misunne, misunnelse envy in Spanish is envidiar, envidia envy in Swedish is avundas, avund |
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