noun · verb · 18 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈɛnvi/
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rhymes with -ɛnvi
CMU ARPABET:EH1 N V IY0
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1
noun
Meaning 1
Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An object of envious notice or feeling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Hatred, enmity, ill-feeling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Emulation; rivalry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Examples
c. 1631-1636, John Ford, The Fancies Chaste and Noble Such as cleanliness and decency Prompt to a virtuous envy.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
Public odium; ill repute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A red-skinned variety of eating apple.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
verb
Meaning 7
To feel displeasure or hatred towards (someone) for their good fortune or possessions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
verb
Meaning 8
To resentfully or discontentedly desire (something someone else has that one lacks).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
verb
Meaning 9
To have envious feelings (at).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
verb
Meaning 10
To give (something) to (someone) grudgingly or reluctantly; to begrudge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
verb
Meaning 11
To show malice or ill will; to rail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
12
verb
Meaning 12
To do harm to; to injure; to disparage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
13
verb
Meaning 13
To hate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
14
verb
Meaning 14
To emulate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
15
noun
Meaning 15
spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: invidia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mortal sin, deadly sin
16
noun
Meaning 16
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: begrudge
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: desire, want
Narrower terms: covet
18
verb
Meaning 18
feel envious towards; admire enviously
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: admire, look up to
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Old French enviebor. Middle English envie English envy From Middle English envie, from Old French envie, from Latin invidia (“envy”), from invidere (“to look at with malice”), from in- (“on, upon”) + videre (“to look, see”). Doublet of envie. Cognate to Proto-Slavic *zavistь (“envy”). Displaced native Old English æfest and Old English nīþ.
Across languages
Translations
228 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
zili
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Albanian:
smirë
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Arabic:
حَسَد
(ḥasad)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Arabic:
حسد
(ḥasad)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Arabic:
حسد
(ḥasaḍ)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Arabic:
غيرة
(ḡēre)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Armenian:
նախանձ
(naxanj)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Asturian:
enveya
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Azerbaijani:
həsəd
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Azerbaijani:
paxıllıq
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Belarusian:
за́йздрасць
(zájzdrascʹ)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Belarusian:
за́йздрасьць
(zájzdrasʹcʹ)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Belarusian:
за́вісць
(záviscʹ)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Belarusian:
за́вісьць
(závisʹcʹ)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Bengali:
ঈর্ষা
(irśa)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Bhojpuri:
ईर्ष्या
(īrṣyā)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Bulgarian:
за́вист
(závist)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Burmese:
မစ္ဆရိယ
(machca.ri.ya.)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Burmese:
ဣဿာမစ္ဆရိယ
(i.ssamachca.ri.ya.)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Burmese:
အဘိဇ္ဇာ
(a.bhijja)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Catalan:
enveja
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Cherokee:
ᎠᏓᏛᏳᏤᎯ
(adadvyutsehi)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Chinese Mandarin:
妒嫉
(dùjí)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Chinese Mandarin:
羨慕 /羡慕
(xiànmù)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Chinese Mandarin:
嫉妒
(jídù)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Czech:
závist
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Danish:
misundelse
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Danish:
avind
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Dutch:
afgunst
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Dutch:
nijd
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Esperanto:
envio
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Estonian:
kadedus
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Farefare:
sũkiire
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Faroese:
øvundsjúka
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Faroese:
øvund
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Finnish:
kateus
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
French:
envie
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
French:
jalousie
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
French:
convoitise
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Galician:
envexa
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Georgian:
შური
(šuri)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
German:
Neid
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
German:
Abgunst
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Greek:
φθόνος
(fthónos)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Greek:
ζηλεύω
(zilévo)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Ancient Greek:
ζῆλος
(zêlos)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Ancient Greek:
φθόνος
(phthónos)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Hausa:
hassadā̀
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Hebrew:
קִנְאָה
(kin'á)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Hindi:
ईर्ष्या
(īrṣyā)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Hindi:
जलन
(jalan)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Hindi:
रश्क
(raśk)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Hindi:
हसद
(hasad)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Hungarian:
irigység
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Icelandic:
öfund
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Icelandic:
öfundsýki
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Indonesian:
dengki
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Indonesian:
cemburu
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Indonesian:
iri
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Indonesian:
hasad
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Irish:
formad
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Old Irish:
format
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Italian:
invidia
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Japanese:
嫉妬
(shitto)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Japanese:
ねたみ
(netami)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Javanese:
iri
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Kapampangan:
rirya
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Kazakh:
қызғаныш
(qyzğanyş)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Kazakh:
бақкүндестік
(baqkündestık)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Kazakh:
күндеушілік
(kündeuşılık)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Khmer:
ប្រចណ្ឌ
(prɑɑcan)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Khmer:
ឥច្ឆា
(ʼəcchaa)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Khmer:
ឥស្សា
(ʼihsaa)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Korean:
부러움
(bureoum)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Korean:
질투
(jiltu)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Northern Kurdish:
dexs
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Kyrgyz:
көрө албастык
(körö albastık)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Kyrgyz:
ичи күйгөндүк
(ici küygöndük)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Lao:
ຄວາມອິດສາ
(khuām ʼit sā)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Lao:
ລິດສະຍາ
(lit sa nyā)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Lao:
ຄວາມລິດສະຍາ
(khuām lit sa nyā)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Latin:
invidia
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Latvian:
skaudība
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Lithuanian:
pavỹdas
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Macedonian:
завист
(zavist)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Malay:
dengki
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Malay:
hasad
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Maltese:
għira
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Maltese:
invidja
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Māori:
tarahae
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Māori:
harawene
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Māori:
pūhaehae
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Māori:
wenerau
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Māori:
pūngaengae
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Middle English:
envie
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Mongolian:
атаархал
(ataarxal)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Navajo:
oolchʼį́į́d
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Norwegian Bokmål:
misunnelse
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Norwegian Nynorsk:
misunning
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Norwegian Nynorsk:
avund
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Occitan:
enveja
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Church Slavic:
зависть
(zavistĭ)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Old East Slavic:
зависть
(zavistĭ)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Old English:
æfest
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Old Galician-Portuguese:
enveja
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Old Norse:
ǫfund
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Oromo:
hinaaffii
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Pali:
issā
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Pannonian Rusyn:
зависц
(zavisc)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Pashto:
حسد
(hasád)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Iranian Persian:
حَسادَت
(hasâdat)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Iranian Persian:
حَسَد
(hasad)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Iranian Persian:
رَشْک
(rašk)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Plautdietsch:
Aufgonst
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Polish:
zazdrość
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Polish:
zawiść
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Portuguese:
inveja
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Portuguese:
ciúmes
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Punjabi:
ਈਰਖਾ
(īrakhā)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Punjabi:
ਹਸਦ
(hasad)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Punjabi:
حَسَد
(ḥasad)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Romanian:
invidie
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Russian:
за́висть
(závistʹ)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Sanskrit:
ईर्षा
(īrṣā)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Scottish Gaelic:
farmad
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Scottish Gaelic:
eud
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Serbo-Croatian:
за́вист
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Serbo-Croatian:
љубо̀мора
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Serbo-Croatian:
ја̑л
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Serbo-Croatian:
závist
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Serbo-Croatian:
ljubòmora
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Serbo-Croatian:
jȃl
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Silesian:
zŏwiść
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Slovak:
závisť
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Slovene:
zavist
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Spanish:
envidia
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Spanish:
pelusa
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Spanish:
dentera
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Swahili:
wivu
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Swedish:
avund
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Swedish:
avundsjuka
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Tagalog:
inggit
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Tajik:
ҳасад
(hasad)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Tajik:
рашк
(rašk)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Tajik:
ҳасодат
(hasodat)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Tarifit:
tismin
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Telugu:
ఈర్ష్య
(īrṣya)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Telugu:
ఈసు
(īsu)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Telugu:
అసూయ
(asūya)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Thai:
ความริษยา
(kwaam-rít-sà-yǎa)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Thai:
ความอิจฉา
(kwaam-ìt-chǎa)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Turkish:
kıskançlık
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Turkish:
haset
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Turkmen:
göriplik
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Turkmen:
göripçilik
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Ukrainian:
за́здрість
(zázdristʹ)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Ukrainian:
за́висть
(závystʹ)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Urdu:
حَسَد
(hasad)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Urdu:
اِیرْشا
(īrśā)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Urdu:
جَلَن
(jalan)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Urdu:
اِیرْکھا
(īrkhā)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Urdu:
رَشْک
(raśk)
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Uzbek:
hasad
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Uzbek:
rashk
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Vietnamese:
sự thèm muốn
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Vietnamese:
sự ghen tị
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Welsh:
eiddigedd
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Zazaki:
peğiley
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Zazaki:
haset
— resentful desire of something possessed by another
Albanian:
resë
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Albanian:
smirë
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Arabic:
حَسَدَ
(ḥasada)
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Arabic:
حسد
(ḥasad)
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Armenian:
նախանձել
(naxanjel)
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Belarusian:
зайздро́сціць
(zajzdróscicʹ)
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Bau Bidayuh:
bidoki
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Bulgarian:
зави́ждам
(zavíždam)
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Catalan:
envejar
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Cebuano:
sina
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Cebuano:
suya
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Chinese Mandarin:
羡慕
(xiànmù)
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Czech:
závidět
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Dutch:
benijden
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Dutch:
afgunstig zijn
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Esperanto:
envii
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Faroese:
øvunda
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Finnish:
kadehtia
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
French:
envier
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Galician:
envexar
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Georgian:
შეშურება
(šešureba)
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
German:
beneiden
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Ancient Greek:
φθονέω
(phthonéō)
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Hungarian:
irigyel
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Indonesian:
cemburu
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Old Irish:
for·muinethar
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Italian:
invidiare
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Japanese:
羨む
(urayamu)
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Kazakh:
қызғану
(qyzğanu)
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Korean:
부럽다
(bureopda)
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Latin:
invideō
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Macedonian:
завидува
(zaviduva)
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Māori:
kōhaehae
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Middle English:
envien
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Old English:
æfestian
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Persian:
حسادت ورزیدن
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Persian:
رشک ورزیدن
(rašk varzidan)
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Polish:
zazdrościć
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Portuguese:
invejar
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Romanian:
invidia
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Russian:
зави́довать
(zavídovatʹ)
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Serbo-Croatian:
завидети
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Serbo-Croatian:
завидјети
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Serbo-Croatian:
zavideti
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Serbo-Croatian:
zavidjeti
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Slovak:
závidieť
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Slovene:
zavidati
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Spanish:
envidiar
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Swedish:
avundas
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Tamil:
பொறாமை
(poṟāmai)
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Thai:
ริษยา
(rít-sà-yǎa)
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Thai:
อิจฉา
(ìt-chǎa)
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Turkish:
kıskanmak
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Turkish:
haset etmek
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Ukrainian:
за́здрити
(zázdryty)
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Urdu:
جلنا
(jalnā)
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Urdu:
حسد کرنا
(hasad karnā)
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Urdu:
رشک کرنا
(rašk karnā)
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
Zazaki:
peğil biyen
— to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions
