jealousy
/ˈdʒɛləsi
/noun (plural jealousies) [mass noun]
The state or feeling of being jealous: a sharp pang of jealousy [count noun]: resentments and jealousies festered...
- I wonder if their fear is really jealousy and resentment at the initiative of today's generation.
- It deals with envy and jealousy and how these emotions cause so much unnecessary suffering in our lives.
- Sometimes Sara looks at Sarah's school friends and feels a pang of jealousy, of anger.
Synonyms
envy, enviousness, covetousness, desire;
resentment, resentfulness, bitterness, discontent, spite, grudge
informal the green-eyed monster
suspicion, suspiciousness, distrust, mistrust, doubt, insecurity, anxiety;
apprehension about rivals, possessiveness, overprotectiveness
protectiveness, defensiveness, vigilance, watchfulness, heedfulness, mindfulness, care, solicitousness, attentiveness
Origin
Middle English: from Old French gelosie, from gelos (see jealous).
Rhymes
- bird's-eye pepper
- bird's-eye view
- bird's-foot
- bird's-foot trefoil
- birdshot
- bird's-nest
- bird's-nest fungus
- bird's-nesting
- bird's-nest orchid
- bird's nest soup
- birds of a feather flock together
- birdsong
- bird spider
- bird strike
- bird table
- birdwatcher
- birdwatching
- birdwing
- bird-winged butterfly
- birefringence
- birefringent
- bireme
- biretta
- Birgitta
- Birgitta, St