Standard Lemma guide

jealously

adv · 3 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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  • CMU ARPABET: JH EH1 L AH0 S L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a jealous manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

with jealousy; in an envious manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he looked at his friend's new car jealously

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: enviously, covetously

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

with jealousy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he guarded his privacy jealously

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English jealous Middle English -ly English -ly English jealously From jealous + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: xhelozisht — jealously
  • Catalan: gelosament — jealously
  • Esperanto: ĵaluze — jealously
  • Finnish: mustasukkaisesti — jealously
  • Finnish: kateellisesti — jealously
  • French: jalousement — jealously
  • Greek: ζηλότυπα (zilótypa) — jealously
  • Italian: gelosamente — jealously
  • Old Norse: afbrýði — jealously
  • Old Norse: afbrygði — jealously
  • Polish: zazdrośnie — jealously
  • Portuguese: invejosamente — jealously
  • Romanian: gelos — jealously
  • Romanian: invidios — jealously
  • Romanian: cu gelozie — jealously
  • Romanian: cu invidie — jealously
  • Spanish: con envidia — jealously
  • Spanish: celosamente — jealously
  • Spanish: envidiosamente — jealously
  • Swedish: avundsjuka — jealously
  • Turkish: kıskançça — jealously
  • Turkish: kıskanç bir şekilde — jealously