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Meanings of envy in English

Portuguese
inveja
Catalan
enveja
Spanish
envidia
Wikidata

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

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        inveja
        Russian
        зависть
        Portuguese
        inveja
        Catalan
        enveja
        Spanish
        envidia
        Wikidata

        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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            зависть
            Portuguese
            envy
            Spanish
            envy

            Cell line.

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                  envy
                  Portuguese
                  ciumes
                  Catalan
                  enveja
                  Spanish
                  envidia

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

                        ciumes
                        Usage of envy in English
                        1
                        Justice inspired the one; the other was the child of simple envy.
                        The Ancien Régime
                        2
                        They look with envy on political systems that can seize the moment.
                        The Guardian
                        3
                        Inevitably, it provokes envy in the poor and depravity in the rich.
                        Financial Crime and Corruption
                        4
                        Beautiful lush grounds, with water views, the envy of many property developers.
                        Radio NZ
                        5
                        America's ability to create jobs is the envy of the European economy.
                        The new yorker
                        6
                        Tonight, however, the alcohol made her wonder if envy hadn't blinded her.
                        The Hellbound Heart
                        7
                        But the envy in the eyes of the short-haired girl was genuine.
                        Calvary Alley
                        8
                        New Yorkers have an almost uncontrollable tendency to envy other New Yorkers.
                        The new yorker
                        9
                        Some companies have achieved corporate tax rates that even Google would envy.
                        The Guardian
                        10
                        Such envy is reinforced by declining social mobility in the United States.
                        Financial Crime and Corruption
                        11
                        Singapore's economy has often been the envy of many of its neighbours.
                        BBC
                        12
                        America will remain as it is today, the envy of the world.
                        Reuters
                        13
                        Arrive late for your own funeral and people envy your good fortune.
                        Man in the Middle
                        14
                        Nevertheless, Vietnam's lack of coronavirus deaths remains the envy of the world.
                        Radio NZ
                        15
                        Other acts we may admire; others we may envy; this we adore.
                        The Nature of Goodness
                        16
                        But he interpreted the envy in the light of his own ambitions.
                        The Four Feathers
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                        Envy through the time
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