jealousjeal‧ous /ˈdʒeləs/ ●●● S2 adjective 
Why are you so jealous of his success? You’re just jealous of her.2feeling angry and unhappy because someone you like or love is showing interest in another person, or another person is showing interest in them: She gets jealous if I even look at another woman. He was talking to Nina to make me jealous.jealous husband/wife/lover etc3jealous of something formal wanting to keep or protect something that you have, because you are proud of it: a country jealous of its heritageGRAMMARSomeone is jealous of someone or something: · She was jealous of her sister. ✗Don’t say: jealous aboutGrammar guide ‒ ADJECTIVESTHESAURUSjealous 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.
WORD ORIGINjealous
Origin:
1200-1300 Old French jelous, from Late Latin zelus; ➔ ZEALEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a jealous husband
- Corwin has several female friends, and says his wife has never been jealous.
- I guess some of the other kids are jealous of her talent.
- Maybe he's jealous because I got the job and he didn't.
- My girlfriend gets jealous if I even look at another woman.
- Police believe the shootings may have been the work of a jealous boyfriend.
- Rasputin was killed by men who were jealous of his influence with the Russian royal family.
- Some fathers are jealous of the attention a new baby receives, even if they won't admit it.
- Some parents feel jealous if their child loves the nanny or babysitter.
- Trying to make your boyfriend or girlfriend jealous isn't a good idea.
- A jealous husband using an axe on his wife.
- His wife Kasturbal was a beautiful young woman and he felt more jealous of her than ever.
- I never felt jealous either, never believed I would be.
- Maureen showed an unexpected aptitude for driving and learned very quickly but Helen was not jealous.
- She can not say she is jealous of pictures on a page.
- That kind of jealous behaviour isn't conducive to having a healthy, strong relationship.
THESAURUS
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.
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.
very envious: · You'll be green with envy when you see their new house.
formal having a very strong desire to have something that someone else has: · The King was a covetous and grasping man.
Longman Language Activatorbecause someone loves another person angry and unhappy because you think your husband, girlfriend etc loves someone else more than they love you: · Some parents feel jealous if their child loves the nanny or babysitter.· Corwin has several female friends, and says his wife has never been jealous.· Police believe the shootings may have been the work of a jealous boyfriend.get jealous (=become jealous): · My girlfriend gets jealous if I even look at another woman.make somebody jealous: · Trying to make your boyfriend or girlfriend jealous isn't a good idea.jealous of: · Some fathers are jealous of the attention a new baby receives, even if they won't admit it.
someone who is possessive wants their husband or wife, children, friends etc to love only them, and does not like them spending time with other people: · She was too possessive, always wanting to know where I was, who I was with.possessive of/about: · She is extremely possessive about her university friends, and doesn't like them mixing independently with her workmates.
the angry, unhappy feeling you have when you think your husband, girlfriend etc loves someone else more than they love you: · The police believe Morgan strangled his girlfriend in a fit of jealousy. · For a moment, she was overcome by jealousy.jealousy of: · How should a single mother deal with her son's jealousy of her new boyfriend?
because you want something that someone else has 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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..
someone's character the combination of qualities that makes someone a particular kind of person, for example a good or bad, honest or dishonest person: · Her behavior last night revealed a lot about her character.· A candidate's character and qualifications are more important than past experience.· What strikes me most about Hamlet is his noble character.
someone's character - use this especially about how someone behaves towards other people, for example whether they are friendly or unfriendly, confident or easily frightened etc: · It's true he can be emotional at times but that's just part of his personality.· This election should be about issues and policies, not about the personalities of the candidates!friendly/nice/warm etc personality: · Yun has a lovely, warm personality.
someone's character - use this especially to say whether someone is naturally good or bad, gentle or severe etc: · Kindness and sympathy were in his nature.· My girlfriend has a rather unforgiving nature so I don't think that I'll tell her.· She was surprised to learn he had a romantic side to his nature.by nature (=use this when saying what someone's usual character is): · She's generous by nature.· I am not by nature a violent man, but these insults were more than I could bear.it's not in somebody's nature: · It was not in his nature to take risks.
the emotional part of someone's character, especially how likely they are to become angry, happy, sad etc: · His calm, quiet temperament made him popular with his colleagues.· My father and I got along very well, having very similar temperaments.the right temperament: · I'm not sure if she has the right temperament for the job.
formal a character that makes it likely that you will behave nervously, jealously etc: · This program may not be suitable for people with a nervous disposition.be of a nervous/jealous etc disposition: · He's considerate and sweet-tempered but of a very nervous disposition.have a nervous/jealous etc disposition: · Sue had a sunny disposition and a warm smile.
British /makeup American someone's character - use this especially to say that someone's character is completely fixed and they cannot change it or control it: · It's not in their make-up to accept defeat.· Her constant attempts to justify her actions tell the reader a lot about her emotional make-up.· This behaviour is part of our genetic make-up rather than our cultural conditioning.be part of somebody's make-up: · Stubbornness has always been a significant part of his makeup.
informal if you know what makes someone tick , you understand their character, desires, and what makes them behave in the way they do: · After working with him for five years, I still don't know what makes him tick.· As a teacher, you need to get to know your students, find out what makes them tick.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY He was talking to Nina to make me jealous.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
He was talking to Nina to make me jealous.· He killed his wife in a jealous rage.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· The truth was that they were just jealous they had not thought of it before and made all of that money.· They're just jealous of our success.
· It had been foolishness to be so jealous.· The girl you were so jealous of.· I was so jealous, checking her out for lies, hating every moment she was out of my sight.· It's treated like a child and gets so jealous.
· He is a very jealous person.· The spirits are very jealous, Manshin Ahjima explained.· Horses can be very jealous, and very possessive.· The girl in Mathilde's story was named Louisa, and she was engaged to a very jealous man named Antonio.· I don't mean he'd go up fire escapes and all that, but he was very jealous.
NOUN· A jealous husband using an axe on his wife.· Keitel is badly miscast as the comically jealous husband.
· A jealous lover certainly would be acting on his own.
· Parr did not consider himself a jealous man, in any way.· Ro is not a conventionally jealous man, not like the types I have known.· The girl in Mathilde's story was named Louisa, and she was engaged to a very jealous man named Antonio.· But Haakon was a jealous man, with no intention of sharing the throne with his well-received cousin.· Parr was not a jealous man, he told himself, but he was at least a human one.
· Her jealous rage subsided; she stroked the horse's neck.· Rumors have swirled for years that Hearst shot Ince in a jealous rage.· It left him in a jealous rage and he wrongly accused his 47-year-old wife of having an affair.
· It was Zeus' jealous wife Hera, not the innocuous underworld custodian Hades, who made Hercules' life a nightmare.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1feeling unhappy because someone has something that you wish you hadjealous of- a country jealous of its heritage
Why are you so jealous of his success? You’re just jealous of her.2feeling angry and unhappy because someone you like or love is showing interest in another person, or another person is showing interest in them: She gets jealous if I even look at another woman. He was talking to Nina to make me jealous.jealous husband/wife/lover etc3jealous of something formal wanting to keep or protect something that you have, because you are proud of it: a country jealous of its heritageGRAMMARSomeone is jealous of someone or something: · She was jealous of her sister. ✗Don’t say: jealous aboutGrammar guide ‒ ADJECTIVESTHESAURUSjealous 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.