Meaning

6 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions).

    Neid, Abgunst

    за́вистьzávistʹ

    за́здрістьzázdristʹ, за́вистьzávystʹ

    a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another

  2. (countable, uncountable)An object of envious notice or feeling.

  3. (countable, uncountable)A red-skinned variety of eating apple.

  4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Hatred, enmity, ill-feeling.

  5. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Emulation; rivalry.

    c. 1631-1636, John Ford, The Fancies Chaste and Noble Such as cleanliness and decency Prompt to a virtuous envy.

  6. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Public odium; ill repute.

Examples

225 sentences

  1. I envy your success.

    Я заздрю твоєму успіху. — iceman

    ruЯ завидую твоему успеху. — las

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  2. I envy him.

    Я йому заздрю. — deniko

    ruЯ ему завидую. — marafon

    deIch beneide ihn. — Manfredo

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  3. I envy Tom.

    Я заздрю Тому. — deniko

    ruЯ завидую Тому. — ichigo

    deIch beneide Tom. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. I envy you.

    Я тобі заздрю. — deniko

    ruЯ вам завидую. — marafon

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  5. I don't envy you.

    Я тобі не заздрю. — deniko

    ruЯ не завидую тебе. — DiePain

    deIch beneide dich nicht. — al_ex_an_der

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
resentful desire of something possessed by another:
Русский
By meaning 1
resentful desire of something possessed by another:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
resentful desire of something possessed by another:

Origin

From Middle English envie, from Old French envie, from Latin invidia (“envy”), from invide

From Middle English envie, from Old French envie, from Latin invidia (“envy”), from invidere (“to look at with malice”), from in- (“on, upon”) + videre (“to look, see”). Doublet of envie. Cognate to Proto-Slavic *zavistь (“envy”).

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Forms

plural: envies
Singularenvy
Pluralenvies

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins):invidia
  • a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another:enviousness

Antonyms

1 antonyms
kindnessB1

Word family

13 related words
Relatedenvious
Derivedbreast envyclass envyenvy-freeenvyfulenvysomefeature envyfrienvygender envypenis envysocial envyvagina envywomb envy

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
environmentallyB2envisageC1envisionenvoyenzymeeonephemeralC2

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