envy
Translation
envy, jealousy, covetousness
Examples
She felt a pang of envy for her friend's success.
She felt a pang of envy for her friend's success.
He was the envy of all his colleagues.
He was the envy of all his colleagues.
Grammar Patterns
envy of/for sb./sth. the feeling of wanting what someone else has I was filled with envy for her new car.
the envy of sb. someone or something that other people admire and want His house is the envy of the neighborhood.
Similar Words
Synonyms: jealousy, resentment, covetousness
Etymology
From Latin 'invidia' (ill-will, jealousy), from 'invidere' (to look at with malice), from 'in-' (upon) + 'videre' (to see).
Memory Tips
To 'envy' someone is to want what you 'en'vision they have. The verb form is 'to envy someone/something'.