enviousen‧vi‧ous /ˈenviəs/ ●●○ adjective 
Examples
Colleagues were envious of her success. envious looks► see thesaurus at jealous—enviously adverb
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- I see people who have opportunities I don't have, and I get envious.
- Lewis was envious of Forney's success.
- She looks good, and enjoys the envious stares of other women.
- My feet were the embarrassing target of envious gazes.
- One of the fantasies of the envious is that the other has everything.
- People will become more envious, more mistrustful, more vindictive.
- Their ideas gain plausibility amongst the idle, the envious and the unlettered.
- They were in this life to make other people feel envious.
- We are envious of others who have power because they represent a threat.
THESAURUS► jealous
wanting something that someone else has → jealousenvious of feeling unhappy because someone has something that you want and cannot have: · Maybe he's jealous because I got the job and he didn't.· Sharon had always been jealous of her sister's long blonde hair.
► envious especially written wishing that you had something nice or special that someone else has: · When I saw the garden, I was really envious.· She knew she was beautiful and enjoyed the envious looks of other women.
► green with envy very envious: · You'll be green with envy when you see their new house.
► covetous formal having a very strong desire to have something that someone else has: · The King was a covetous and grasping man.
Longman Language Activatorbecause you want something that someone else has► jealous you feel jealous when someone has something that you want, and you are annoyed that they have it and you do not: · Maybe he's jealous because I got the job and he didn't.jealous of: · I guess some of the other kids are jealous of her talent.· Rasputin was killed by men who were jealous of his influence with the Russian royal family.
► envious especially written you feel envious when someone has something nice or special, and you wish that you had it too: · I see people who have opportunities I don't have, and I get envious.· She looks good, and enjoys the envious stares of other women.envious of: · Lewis was envious of Forney's success.
► envy to wish that you had the same abilities, possessions etc as someone else: · I envied her. She looked so calm and capable.envy somebody for something: · He always envied his brother for the way he made friends so easily.envy somebody something: · I envied him his freedom to do or say what he wanted.
► jealousy a feeling of wanting something that someone else has, especially when this makes you angry or unhappy: · Professional jealousy can cause huge problems in the office.jealousy of: · On one level, the story of Snow White is about a mother's jealousy of her daughter's beauty and sexuality.
► envy the feeling you have when you want something that someone else has: · It was difficult to hide her envy as Jim described his new job.green with envy (=very envious): · Before you get green with envy, I had to do a lot of stuff that wasn't so glamorous, too.be the envy of somebody (=be something that someone else would like to have): · The country has a low crime rate that is the envy of most other countries.
► sour grapes spoken say this when you think that someone's bad or angry behaviour is caused by jealousy: · Brown said his rival's comments were just sour grapes..
Colleagues were envious of her success. envious looks► see thesaurus at jealous—enviously adverb