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envie

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ɑːnˈviː/
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  • rhymes with -iː
  • /ɪnˈvaɪ/
  • /ɛnˈvaɪ/
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  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪ

1

noun

Meaning 1

A strong desire or craving, especially for (a particular kind of) food.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Louisiana, US

Examples

  • 2018, Mark Vaughan, The Beacon 2: Battle of Nuclear Creek, self-published, unnumbered page, "I had an envie for something sweet so picked up King cakes for dessert. Bit of a lagniappe too, she gave us a dozen not ten."

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To vie; to emulate; to strive.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French envie (“urge, craving”). Doublet of envy.

From en- + vie.