envy
Begrudging another's fortune
Envy is resentful longing for what someone else has—their possessions, qualities, or good fortune.
Unlike jealousy, which fears losing what you have, envy wants what belongs to another: I envy her ability to speak five languages.
The feeling can be mild admiration or bitter covetousness.
As a verb, to envy is to feel this way: Don't envy the rich; they have their own troubles.
One of the seven deadly sins in Christian tradition.
Sharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- spitePetty malicious intent
- grudgePersistent resentment toward someone
- ill-willHostile or unkind feeling
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
malice · hostility · rancor · acrimony · indignation · umbrage · grievance · sourness
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- covetousnessExcessive desire for possessions
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- spitePetty malicious intent
- begrudgingReluctantly allowing or giving
rivalry · longing · bitterness · desire · yearning · green-eyed monster · grudge · discontent
Excessive desire for riches
- greedExcessive desire for wealth
- slothDisinclination to exert oneself
- gluttonyGreedy excess in consumption
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
wrath · lust · deadly · cardinal · vice · temptation · covetousness · mortal
Satisfaction from one's achievements
- greedExcessive desire for wealth
- wrathFierce, punishing anger
- lustIntense carnal appetite
- slothDisinclination to exert oneself
gluttony · vice · sin · deadly sins · mortal sin · temptation · transgression · Dante
Desire greedily
- craveIntensely desire something
- yearnDeeply desire something
- desireIntense wanting
- wantTo desire something
lust · greed · longing · pining · hunger · thirst · hankering · itch
Marked by envy
- jealousyResentful desire for another's advantages
- covetousnessExcessive desire for possessions
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- longingIntense, persistent desire
pang · twinge · obsession · fixation · torment · anguish · bitterness · discontentment
Lower status or quality
- inadequacyState of being insufficient
- insecurityUncertainty about oneself
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- competitivenessDrive to outperform others
jealousy · measuring · status · comparison · self-doubt · dissatisfaction · discontent · unfairness
bitterness
Sharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- spitePetty malicious intent
- grudgePersistent resentment toward someone
- ill-willHostile or unkind feeling
animosity · malice · hostility · rancor · acrimony · indignation · umbrage · grievance · sourness · vitriol
jealousy
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- covetousnessExcessive desire for possessions
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- spitePetty malicious intent
begrudging · rivalry · longing · bitterness · desire · yearning · green-eyed monster · grudge · discontent · possessiveness
avarice
Excessive desire for riches
- greedExcessive desire for wealth
- slothDisinclination to exert oneself
- gluttonyGreedy excess in consumption
pride · wrath · lust · deadly · cardinal · vice · temptation · covetousness · mortal · transgression
pride
Satisfaction from one's achievements
sloth · gluttony · vice · sin · deadly sins · mortal sin · temptation · transgression · Dante · purgatory
covet
Desire greedily
want · lust · greed · longing · pining · hunger · thirst · hankering · itch · aching
green-eyed
Marked by envy
- jealousyResentful desire for another's advantages
- covetousnessExcessive desire for possessions
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
longing · pang · twinge · obsession · fixation · torment · anguish · bitterness · discontentment · unhappiness
inferiority
Lower status or quality
- inadequacyState of being insufficient
- insecurityUncertainty about oneself
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
competitiveness · jealousy · measuring · status · comparison · self-doubt · dissatisfaction · discontent · unfairness · disparity
envyadmiration
Deep respect felt
appreciation · esteem · regard · congratulating · approval
envycontentment
Peaceful satisfaction with circumstances
contentedness · satisfaction · gratitude · thankfulness · fulfillment
envybenevolence
Disposition toward doing good
goodwill · magnanimity · kindness · charitableness · graciousness
- green with envyIdiom for intense jealousy
- class envyResenting higher socioeconomic groups
- penis envyDesire for male anatomy
envious, enviable, envies, envied, envying, unenviable, enviously, enviousness