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Meanings of envy (envied) in anglès

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Allegorical human figure personifying envy as of one of the Seven Deadly Sins.

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portuguès
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espanyol
envidia
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Resentful emotion that “occurs when a person lacks another’s (perceived) superior quality, achievement or possession and wishes that the other lacked it”

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portuguès
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espanyol
envy

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A feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another.

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Usage of envied in anglès
1
They envied the attention she was getting from Merril as a result.
Escape
2
Right now Obi-Wan Kenobi envied the clones: at least they had helmets.
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
3
In this country the paupers form the most honored and envied class.
A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder
4
Lady Lucas herself has often said so, and envied me Jane's beauty.
Pride and Prejudice
5
In the eyes of the world, she would be envied by thousands.
The Eyes of the World
6
Gwen envied Rhys's wandering; Rhys envied Gwen's home on the sacred isle.
The grail king
7
Such were the thoughts which filled the mind of the envied betrothed.
Cosmopolis — Volume 4
8
I almost envied him the possession of this modest and clear flame.
Heart Of Darkness
9
After the funeral you said you envied me not having a father.
Kalooki Nights
10
Ryana envied him his elfling ability to get by on less water.
The seeker
11
I always kind of envied and wanted to do that for sure.
Ebony
12
Of course; and you will be envied by every young courtier there.
Won By the Sword : a tale of the Thirty Years' War
13
He said he envied his fictional counterpart's affair with an Italian woman.
The new yorker
14
They avoid the envied person and thus the agonizing pangs of envy.
Financial Crime and Corruption
15
Yemen was long envied for its rainfall, terraced fields and irrigation channels.
Reuters
16
The men were going back to the bunk-house and Festing envied them.
The Girl from Keller's
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Envied through the time
Envied across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common