1 en·vy
Pronounced:
/ˈɛnvi/
Function:
nounMeaning:
[noncount] 1 : the feeling of wanting to have what someone else has ▪ my envy of his success ▪ Their exotic vacations inspired envy in/among their friends. ▪ We watched with envy as the yacht slid past us. ▪ They were green with envy. [=they were filled with envy; they were very envious] ▪ Her beautiful hair was an object of envy. [=people felt envy because of her beautiful hair] —sometimes used humorously after a noun that indicates an object of envy ▪ My neighbor's new lawn mower has given me a bad case of lawn mower envy. [=I'm very envious of my neighbor's new lawn mower]
2 : someone or something that causes envy —used in the phrase the envy of ▪ She was the envy of all her friends. [=all her friends envied her] ▪ Our car was the envy of the neighborhood. [=the neighbors envied us for our car]
2 : someone or something that causes envy —used in the phrase the envy of ▪ She was the envy of all her friends. [=all her friends envied her] ▪ Our car was the envy of the neighborhood. [=the neighbors envied us for our car]