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Definition of Jealous
Jealous

Zealous; solicitous; vigilant; anxiously watchful.

Apprehensive; anxious; suspiciously watchful.

Exacting exclusive devotion; intolerant of rivalry.

Disposed to suspect rivalry in matters of interest and affection; apprehensive regarding the motives of possible rivals, or the fidelity of friends; distrustful; having morbid fear of rivalry in love or preference given to another; painfully suspicious of the faithfulness of husband, wife, or lover.

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Jealous Quotations

He that is jealous is not in love.
Saint Augustine

I was always jealous of something getting more attention.
Robyn Hitchcock

Wisdom I know is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous, and illy bears the presence of a rival.
Thomas Jefferson

JEALOUS, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping.
Ambrose Bierce

Those who believe in nothing are very, very jealous and angry at those who believe in something.
Dennis Prager

Jealous Translations

jealous in Afrikaans is jaloers
jealous in Danish is misundelig
jealous in Dutch is afgunstig, jaloers, ijverzuchtig
jealous in French is jaloux
jealous in Italian is geloso
jealous in Norwegian is sjalu
jealous in Spanish is celoso
jealous in Swedish is avundsjuk, svartsjuk


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