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to wish that you had something that another person has: I envy her ability to talk to people she's never met before. [ + two objects ] I don't envy you the job of cooking for all those people. Fewer examples. Some of his colleagues envy the enormous wealth that he has amassed.
The meaning of ENVY is painful or resentful awareness of an advantage enjoyed by another joined with a desire to possess the same advantage. How to use envy in a sentence. Jealousy vs. Envy.
For example, consistent with envy being a motivation, empirical research shows that envy concentrates cognitive resources, focusing the subject's attention towards collecting information on the social target and enhancing the ability to recall such information.
noun. a feeling of grudging or somewhat admiring discontent aroused by the possessions, achievements, or qualities of another. the desire to have for oneself something possessed by another; covetousness. an object of envy.
to wish that you had something that another person has: I envy her ability to talk to people she's never met before. [ + two objects ] I don't envy you the job of cooking for all those people. Fewer examples. Some of his colleagues envy the enormous wealth that he has amassed.
Wanting what someone else has and resenting them for having it is envy. If your best friend comes to school with the silver backpack you’d had your eye on all summer, you want to be happy for her, instead you feel bitter envy.
4 days ago · To envy is to feel resentful and unhappy because someone else possesses, or has achieved, what one wishes oneself to possess, or to have achieved: to envy the wealthy, a woman's beauty, an honest man's reputation.
the feeling of wanting to be in the same situation as someone else; the feeling of wanting something that someone else has envy (of somebody) He couldn't conceal his envy of me. envy (at/of something) She felt a pang of envy at the thought of his success.
noun. /ˈenvi/ [uncountable] Idioms. the feeling of wanting to be in the same situation as somebody else; the feeling of wanting something that somebody else has synonym jealousy (1) envy (of somebody) He couldn't conceal his envy of me. envy (at/of something) She felt a pang of envy at the thought of his success.
Definition of envy verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
