enviousness
1Enviousness — Envious En vi*ous, a. [OF. envios, F. envieux, fr. L. invidiosus, fr. invidia envy. See {Envy}, and cf. {Invidious}.] 1. Malignant; mischievous; spiteful. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Each envious brier his weary legs doth scratch. Shak. [1913 Webster]… …
2enviousness — noun see envious …
3enviousness — See enviously. * * * …
4enviousness — noun The state of being envious …
5enviousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Resentful or painful desire for another s advantages: covetousness, envy, jealousy. See DESIRE …
6enviousness — n. jealousness, covetousness …
7enviousness — n. See envy, n …
8enviousness — en·vi·ous·ness …
9enviousness — noun a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another • Syn: ↑envy • Derivationally related forms: ↑envious, ↑envy (for: ↑envy) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
10envy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. enviousness, jealousy; covetousness, cupidity, spite; ill will, malice; greenness. v. begrudge; desire, crave, covet, hanker, turn green. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. jealousy, resentment, covetousness,… …
