envies
Wants what's theirs
Envies is the third-person singular of envy—to resent another's advantages or wish you had what they have: She envies her sister's easy confidence.
As a plural noun, envies names multiple instances of that feeling: petty envies and jealousies.
The noun form is uncommon; envy usually serves for both singular and plural.
Desire greedily
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- desireIntense wanting
- wantingAbsent or insufficient
pining · wishing · lusting · hankering · thirsting · coveting · aching · hungering
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- spitePetty malicious intent
- grudgePersistent resentment toward someone
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
hostility · ill-will · covetousness · rancor · discontent · malice · rivalry · competitiveness
covet
Desire greedily
wanting · pining · wishing · lusting · hankering · thirsting · coveting · aching · hungering · aspiring
jealousy
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- spitePetty malicious intent
- grudgePersistent resentment toward someone
animosity · hostility · ill-will · covetousness · rancor · discontent · malice · rivalry · competitiveness · schadenfreude
enviescelebrates
Honors with festivities
applauds · admires · cheers · congratulates · praises
enviessupports
Sustains or reinforces
encourages · champions · promotes · blesses · generosities