envy in English

noun

1

a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck.

she felt a twinge of envy for the people on board

synonyms: jealousy, covetousness, resentment, bitterness, discontent, the green-eyed monster

verb

1

desire to have a quality, possession, or other desirable attribute belonging to (someone else).

he envied people who did not have to work on weekends

synonyms: be envious of, be jealous of, begrudge, be resentful of

noun

jealousy, covetousness, resentment, bitterness, discontent, the green-eyed monster
finest, best, pride, top, cream, jewel, flower, leading light, the crème de la crème
enviousness

verb

be envious of, covet, begrudge
be envious of, be jealous of, begrudge, be resentful of
covet, desire, aspire to, wish for, want, long for, yearn for, hanker after, crave
begrudge

Use "envy" in a sentence

1. He couldn't conceal his envy of me/envy at my success.

2. I envy you.

3. Envy never dies.

4. I envy her.

5. Then I envy you.

6. How I envy you.

7. Envy ceaseth after death.

8. * See also Envy; Love; Vengeance

9. No, actually, I envy you.

10. I am green with envy.

11. She was green with envy.

12. I envy your normal life.

13. Do you secretly envy another?

14. Envy never enriched any man.

15. In fact, I envy him.

16. How might envy take root?

17. You know who has penis envy?

18. Robert's new job sounds very nice - I'm envious of him / I'm full of envy / I envy him.

19. Crestfall’s top artists: Rome, Envy, Converge

20. But there's always something to envy.

21. The Philistines began to envy him.

22. 1 Envy never enriched any man.

23. Her colleagues were green with envy .

24. Scientists view these jets with envy.

25. Why would one envy the other?

26. Beggars do not envy millionaires, though of course they will envy other beggars who are more successful. 

27. He said so out of envy.

28. You know, Baxter, I envy you.

29. Pride, envy, remorse nag his characters.

30. He couldn't conceal his envy of me.

31. 1 Beggars do not envy millionaires, though of course they will envy other beggars who are more successful. 

32. Just imagine that people actually envy us. "

33. The Jews, however, became full of envy.

34. Envy may dissatisfy us with our lot.

35. There is no reason to envy me.

36. Why should I go green with envy?

37. 25 Her beauty causes envy and jealousy.

38. Should I envy you or be repelled?

39. I am not greed but I envy.

40. Her friends look upon her with envy.

41. She fingered the beautiful cloth with envy.

42. 6 Beggars do not envy millionaires, though of course they will envy other beggars who are more successful. 

43. Do not let envy ruin your life

44. Tiamat – Evil Goddess of Greed and Envy.

45. The Nazarene's fame breeds envy, even hatred.

46. It's enough to turn them green with envy.

47. And would his sisters envy her superlative looks?

48. They looked with envy at her latest purchase.

49. Data, there are times that I envy you.

50. The Electra complex is the penis envy story.