enviability
Worth being jealous
The quality of being enviable—of inspiring envy or covetous admiration in others.
Enviability suggests something desirable enough that others wish they had it: the enviability of her position, a lifestyle of undeniable enviability.
The word often appears in discussions of status, success, or advantage.
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- grudgePersistent resentment toward someone
- spitePetty malicious intent
- discontentUnhappiness with circumstances
rivalry · comparison · covetousness · ill will · begrudging · green-eyed · sour grapes
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- attractivenessPleasing quality that draws
- allureAttractive, tempting quality
- charmAttractive personal quality
- magnetismForce between poles
prestige · glamour · exclusivity · luxury · elegance · sophistication · cachet · status
Favorable opinion of worth
- respectRegard with honor
- venerationProfound admiring respect
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- appreciationRecognition of worth
praise · accolade · recognition · approval · honor · kudos · tribute · homage
Desire for achievement
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- successFavorable outcome attained
- goalsIntended end results
- dreamsInvoluntary sleep visions
drive · motivation · striving · pursuit · advancement · progress · attainment · accomplishment
Intense, persistent desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- desireIntense wanting
- wantingAbsent or insufficient
hankering · pining · wistfulness · aching · acquisitiveness · materialism · greed · avarice
jealousy
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- grudgePersistent resentment toward someone
- spitePetty malicious intent
discontent · rivalry · comparison · covetousness · ill will · begrudging · green-eyed · sour grapes
appeal
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- attractivenessPleasing quality that draws
- allureAttractive, tempting quality
- charmAttractive personal quality
magnetism · prestige · glamour · exclusivity · luxury · elegance · sophistication · cachet · status · privilege
esteem
Favorable opinion of worth
- respectRegard with honor
- venerationProfound admiring respect
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
appreciation · praise · accolade · recognition · approval · honor · kudos · tribute · homage · commendation
ambition
Desire for achievement
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- successFavorable outcome attained
- goalsIntended end results
dreams · drive · motivation · striving · pursuit · advancement · progress · attainment · accomplishment · elevation
longing
Intense, persistent desire
wanting · hankering · pining · wistfulness · aching · acquisitiveness · materialism · greed · avarice · possessiveness
enviabilitywretchedness
Extreme unhappiness or distress
miserableness · unfortunateness · undesirability · misery · pitifulness
enviabilitypitiableness
Deserving of compassion
contemptibility · ignominy · disgrace · shamefulness · repulsiveness
envy, envious, enviously, enviousness, enviable, enviably, unenviable, envied, envying