3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Envy \En"vy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Envied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Envying}.] [F. envier.] 1. To feel envy at or towards; to be envious of; to have a feeling of uneasiness or mortification in regard to (any one), arising from the sight of another's excellence or good fortune and a longing to possess it. [1913 Webster] A woman does not envy a man for his fighting courage, nor a man a woman for her beauty. --Collier. [1913 Webster] Whoever envies another confesses his superiority. --Rambler. [1913 Webster] 2. To feel envy on account of; to have a feeling of grief or repining, with a longing to possess (some excellence or good fortune of another, or an equal good fortune, etc.); to look with grudging upon; to begrudge. [1913 Webster] I have seen thee fight, When I have envied thy behavior. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Jeffrey . . . had actually envied his friends their cool mountain breezes. --Froude. [1913 Webster] 3. To long after; to desire strongly; to covet. [1913 Webster] Or climb his knee the envied kiss to share. --T. Gray. [1913 Webster] 4. To do harm to; to injure; to disparage. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] If I make a lie To gain your love and envy my best mistress, Put me against a wall. --J. Fletcher. [1913 Webster] 5. To hate. [Obs.] --Marlowe. [1913 Webster] 6. To emulate. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: envy n 1: a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something possessed by another [syn: {enviousness}, {the green-eyed monster}] 2: spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: {invidia}] v 1: feel envious towards; admire enviously 2: be envious of; set one's heart on [syn: {begrudge}] [also: {envied}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: envied See {envy}
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