- jeal
- jeal·ous;jeal·ous·ly;jeal·ous·ness;jeal·ou·sy;
English syllables. 2014.
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Jeal — This unusual and interesting name is a dialectual variant of the pre 10th century biblical given name Julian or Julius, which was borne by a number of early saints. The derivation is from the Latin Iulianus , meaning hairy or downy, and was… … Surnames reference
jeal´ous|ness — jeal|ous «JEHL uhs», adjective. 1. fearful that a person one loves may love someone else or prefer someone else: »When my brother sees Mother holding the new baby, he becomes jealous. One may be jealous of the person loved or of the rival. 2.… … Useful english dictionary
jeal´ous|ly — jeal|ous «JEHL uhs», adjective. 1. fearful that a person one loves may love someone else or prefer someone else: »When my brother sees Mother holding the new baby, he becomes jealous. One may be jealous of the person loved or of the rival. 2.… … Useful english dictionary
jeal|ous — «JEHL uhs», adjective. 1. fearful that a person one loves may love someone else or prefer someone else: »When my brother sees Mother holding the new baby, he becomes jealous. One may be jealous of the person loved or of the rival. 2. full of… … Useful english dictionary
jeal|ous|y — «JEHL uh see», noun, plural ous|ies. 1. a jealous condition or feeling; dislike or fear of rivals; envy. 2. an instance of jealous feeling … Useful english dictionary
jeal·ou·sy — /ˈʤɛləsi/ noun, pl sies 1 : an unhappy or angry feeling of wanting to have what someone else has [noncount] professional jealousy [=resentment of the success of someone who is in the same profession as you] [count] petty jealousies among… … Useful english dictionary
Tim Jeal — Infobox Writer name = Tim Jeal imagesize = 200px caption = Publicity picture for Dulwich Festival 2006 birthdate = 1945 birthplace = London? occupation = novelist, biographer nationality = United Kingdom period = 1960s ndash; genre = fiction;… … Wikipedia
un|jeal|ous — «uhn JEHL uhs», adjective. not jealous; not suspicious or mistrustful … Useful english dictionary
jealousy — jeal·ou·sy … English syllables
jealous — jeal•ous [[t]ˈdʒɛl əs[/t]] adj. 1) resentful and envious, as of someone s success, advantages, etc.: to be jealous of a rich brother[/ex] 2) proceeding from suspicious fears or envious resentment: a jealous rage[/ex] 3) inclined to suspicions of… … From formal English to slang
