- a feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to another's advantages, success, possessions, etc.
- an object of such feeling: Her intelligence made her the envy of her classmates.
- ill will.
- to regard (a person or thing) with envy: She envies you for your success.I envy your writing ability.He envies her the position she has achieved in her profession.
- to be affected with envy.
- full of envy; covetous: When my friends saw the enormous rock on my engagement ring, they were all green with envy.
- a feeling of grudging or somewhat admiring discontent aroused by the possessions, achievements, or qualities of another
- the desire to have for oneself something possessed by another; covetousness
- an object of envy
- to be envious of (a person or thing)
