释义
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/ ˈdʒɛl əs / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective feeling resentment against someone because of that person's rivalry, success, or advantages (often followed by of ): He was jealous of his rich brother.
feeling resentment because of another's success, advantage, etc. (often followed by of ): He was jealous of his brother's wealth.
characterized by or proceeding from suspicious fears or envious resentment: a jealous rage; jealous intrigues.
inclined to or troubled by suspicions or fears of rivalry, unfaithfulness, etc., as in love or aims: a jealous husband.
solicitous or vigilant in maintaining or guarding something: The American people are jealous of their freedom.
Bible . intolerant of unfaithfulness or rivalry: The Lord is a jealous God.
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Origin of jealous 1175–1225; Middle English
jelous, gelos <Old French
gelos (French
jaloux ) <Vulgar Latin
*zēlōsus, equivalent to Late Latin
zēl (
us ) zeal +
ōsus -ose
1 OTHER WORDS FROM jealous jeal·ous·ly, adverb jeal·ous·ness, noun o·ver·jeal·ous, adjective o·ver·jeal·ous·ly, adverb
o·ver·jeal·ous·ness, noun un·jeal·ous, adjective un·jeal·ous·ly, adverb
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH jealous enviable, envious, jealous Words nearby jealous J.C.S., jct., JD, JDL, Je., jealous , jealousy, jean, Jean de Meung, Jeanine, Jeanne d'Arc
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That means no more jealous peering at workbenches and power tools.
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His acolytes, some of whom refer to themselves as “health freedom fighters” are undeterred by this sort of jealous shoptalk.
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Jealous of her young male friend who was permitted to ride his bike around shirtless, she once ripped off her top, too.
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It even makes Cersei jealous to the point where she calls her out on it at the Purple Wedding.
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The behavior of Tyrion towards Sansa is part of what makes her jealous .
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He was jealous , too, of the toyshop keepers who were selling their handsome wares.
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Then, again, numerous males fall victims to the jealous fury of their own sex, which leads to fierce and fatal battles.
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If I'm unhappy I'm jealous ; it must come to the same thing; and with you, at least, I'm not afraid of the word.
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No—of course she was not jealous ; she could not stoop to anything so mean.
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The little world I had known there had been stiff, scandal-mongering, and jealous .
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British Dictionary definitions for jealous adjective suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival a jealous lover
(often postpositive and foll by of ) resentful (of) or vindictive (towards), esp through envy a child jealous of his brother
(often postpositive and foll by of ) possessive and watchful in the maintenance or protection (of) jealous of one's reputation
characterized by or resulting from jealousy
obsolete , or biblical demanding exclusive loyalty a jealous God
an obsolete word for zealous
Derived forms of jealous jealously , adverb jealousness , noun Word Origin for jealous C13: from Old French gelos, from Medieval Latin zēlōsus, from Late Latin zēlus emulation, jealousy, from Greek zēlos zeal
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