Word Meaning

Meaning of envy

- Malice; ill will; spite.
- Chagrin, mortification, discontent, or uneasiness at the sight of another's excellence or good fortune, accompanied with some degree of hatred and a desire to possess equal advantages; malicious grudging; -- usually followed by of; as, they did this in envy of Caesar.
- Emulation; rivalry.
- Public odium; ill repute.
- An object of envious notice or feeling.
- To feel envy at or towards; to be envious of; to have a feeling of uneasiness or mortification in regard to (any one), arising from the sight of another's excellence or good fortune and a longing to possess it.
- To feel envy on account of; to have a feeling of grief or repining, with a longing to possess (some excellence or good fortune of another, or an equal good fortune, etc.); to look with grudging upon; to begrudge.
- To long after; to desire strongly; to covet.
- To do harm to; to injure; to disparage.
- To hate.
- To emulate.
- To be filled with envious feelings; to regard anything with grudging and longing eyes; -- used especially with at.
- To show malice or ill will; to rail.

Crossword clue for envy

- Begrudge
- Covet
- Covetousness
- Deadly sin
- Desire with rivalry
- Finally, vice chairman Merv may show jealousy
- Grudging admiration for loveless envoy
- It’s a sin to tell how new ventures start
- Jealousy
- Resentful Longing Aroused By Another Possessions, Etc
- Resentful Longing Aroused By Another's Possessions, Etc
- Second in command left envoy ... it made him green
- Strange novelty not to have lot of jealousy
- Women vying with secret grudging admiration