jealousy

jealousy

jealous resentment against a person enjoying success or advantage; anger or fear of losing something or someone to a rival: Her unbridled jealousy is apparent whenever her boyfriend dances with another woman. [Although envy and jealousy are close in meaning, they have some different connotations. To envy is to feel unhappy because someone else possesses or has accomplished something you wish you had yourself. Jealousy is resenting someone who has gained something that you think you more rightly deserve. It also refers to the anguish caused by fear or suspicions of unfaithfulness.]
Not to be confused with:envy – a feeling of discontent or covetousness of another’s advantages, possessions, or attainments; desire for something possessed by another: I envy her talent for decorating.

jeal·ous·y

J0025400 (jĕl′ə-sē)n. pl. jeal·ous·ies 1. A jealous attitude or disposition. See Usage Note at jealous.2. Close vigilance.

jealousy

(ˈdʒɛləsɪ) n, pl -ousiesthe state or quality of being jealous. Also called (obsolete): jealoushood

jeal•ous•y

(ˈdʒɛl ə si)

n., pl. -ous•ies. 1. the quality or state of being jealous. 2. an instance of being jealous; a jealous feeling, disposition, state, or mood: petty jealousies. syn: See envy.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jealousy - a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)green-eyed monsterenviousness, envy - a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
	2.	jealousy - zealous vigilance; "cherish their official political freedom with fierce jealousy"-Paul Blanshardalertness, vigilance, watchfulness, wakefulness - the process of paying close and continuous attention; "wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter"; "vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue"

jealousy

noun1. suspicion, distrust, mistrust, possessiveness, doubt, spite, resentment, wariness, ill-will, dubiety At first his jealousy only showed in small ways - he didn't mind me talking to other guys.2. envy, resentment, resentfulness, enviousness, spite, hatred, malice, ill will, covetousness, malignity, the green-eyed monster (informal) Her beauty causes jealousy.Related words
fear zelophobiaQuotations
"O! Beware, my lord, of jealousy;"
"It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock"
"The meat it feeds on" [William Shakespeare Othello]
"Love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave" Bible: Song of Solomon
"It is not love that is blind, but jealousy" [Lawrence Durrell Justine]
"Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies" [Elizabeth Bowen The House in Paris]
"Jealousy is always born with love, but does not always die with it" [Duc de la Rochefoucauld Maxims]
"Jealousy is the greatest of all evils, and the one which arouses the least pity in the person who causes it" [Duc de la Rochefoucauld Maxims]
"Love that is fed by jealousy dies hard" [Ovid Remedia Amoris]
"To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughter" [Françoise Sagan La Chamade]
"Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love" [George Eliot The Mill on the Floss]
"the injured lover's hell" [John Milton Paradise Lost]

jealousy

nounResentful or painful desire for another's advantages:covetousness, enviousness, envy.

Translations

妒忌

jealous

(ˈdʒeləs) adjective1. (with of) feeling or showing envy. She is jealous of her sister. 嫉妒的 妒忌的2. having feelings of dislike for any possible rivals (especially in love). a jealous husband. 吃醋的 猜疑的ˈjealously adverb 嫉妒地 妒忌地ˈjealousy noun 嫉妒 妒忌