adjective · rare

envious

envious · more envious · most envious

заздрісний, зависний

завистливый

neidisch, fürsorglich, neidvoll

Feeling or exhibiting envyFeeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging.

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/ˈɛnviːəs/

» Are you envious?

Bist du neidisch?

Sind Sie neidisch?

Seid ihr neidisch?

Завидуете?

Завидуешь?

Заздриш?

Ти заздриш?

Meaning

4 senses

Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging.
an envious man, disposition, or attack; envious tongues
neidisch, neidvoll
зави́стливыйzavístlivyj
за́здріснийzázdrisnyj, зави́снийzavýsnyj
Excessively careful; cautious.
betulich, fürsorglich
(obsolete)Malignant; mischievous; spiteful.
(obsolete, poetic)Inspiring envy.

More definitions

showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages

Examples

74 sentences

Are you envious?
Заздриш?
ruЗавидуете?
deBist du neidisch?
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I'm envious of you because you have a good boss.
ruЯ завидую, что у тебя хороший начальник.
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I was very envious.
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I felt kind of envious.
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I'm very envious.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

feeling or exhibiting envy:

Русский

By meaning 1

feeling or exhibiting envy:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

feeling or exhibiting envy:

excessively careful:

Origin

From Middle English envious, from Anglo-Norman envious, from Old French envieus, envious (

From Middle English envious, from Anglo-Norman envious, from Old French envieus, envious (modern French envieux), from Latin invidiōsus; more at envy. Doublet of invidious, borrowed directly from Latin. Displaced native Old English æfestiġ.

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