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1 en·vy

Pronounced:

/ˈɛnvi/Listen to audio

Function:

noun

Meaning:

[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]
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