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noun
Meaning 1
A state of being jealous; a jealous attitude.
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
A state of being jealous; a jealous attitude.
A close concern for someone or something, solicitude, vigilance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
zealous vigilance-Paul Blanshard
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
cherish their official political freedom with fierce jealousy
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: green-eyed monster
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: envy, enviousness
History
Etymology
From Middle English jalousie, from Old French jalousie, equivalent to jealous + -y. Doublet of jalousie. Related also to zeal, zealous. Displaced native Old English æfest and Old English nīþ.
Across languages
Translations
230 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
zili
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Albanian:
xhelozi
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Arabic:
غَيْرَة
(ḡayra)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Arabic:
غيرة
(ḡēre)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Armenian:
խանդ
(xand)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Assamese:
হিংসা
(hiṅxa)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Azerbaijani:
qısqanclıq
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Belarusian:
рэ́ўнасць
(réwnascʹ)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Belarusian:
рэ́ўнасьць
(réwnasʹcʹ)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Belarusian:
за́йздрасць
(zájzdrascʹ)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Belarusian:
за́йздрасьць
(zájzdrasʹcʹ)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Bulgarian:
ре́вност
(révnost)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Catalan:
gelosia
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Chichewa:
nsanje
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Chinese Cantonese:
嫉妒
(zat6 dou3)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Chinese Cantonese:
妒忌
(dou3 gei6)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Chinese Mandarin:
嫉妒
(jídù)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Chinese Mandarin:
妒忌
(dùjì)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Chinese Mandarin:
醋勁 /醋劲
(cùjìn)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Chinese Mandarin:
醋
(cù)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Chinese Mandarin:
醋意
(cùyì)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Czech:
žárlivost
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Danish:
jalousi
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Dutch:
jaloezie
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Dutch:
jaloersheid
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Dutch:
afgunst
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Dutch:
naijver
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Dutch:
ijverzucht
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Dutch:
ijver
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Esperanto:
ĵaluzo
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Estonian:
armukadedus
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Faroese:
øvundsjúka
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Finnish:
mustasukkaisuus
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
French:
jalousie
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Galician:
ciúme
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Galician:
ciúmes
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Galician:
cío
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Georgian:
ეჭვიანობა
(eč̣vianoba)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
German:
Eifersucht
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
German:
Missgunst
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Greek:
ζήλια
(zília)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Hebrew:
קִנְאָה
(kin'á)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Hindi:
जलन
(jalan)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Hindi:
ईर्षा
(īrṣā)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Hungarian:
féltékenység
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Hungarian:
féltékenykedés
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Icelandic:
afbrýði
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Icelandic:
afbrýðisemi
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Ido:
jaluzeso
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Italian:
gelosia
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Japanese:
嫉妬
(shitto)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Japanese:
しっと
(shitto)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Japanese:
ジェラシー
(jerashī)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Japanese:
焼きもち
(yakimochi)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Kapampangan:
pamangalalu
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Kapampangan:
pamagselus
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Kazakh:
қызғаныш
(qyzğanyş)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Khmer:
ប្រចណ្ឌ
(prɑɑcan)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Korean:
질투
(jiltu)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Kyrgyz:
көрө албастык
(körö albastık)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Latvian:
greizsirdība
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Lithuanian:
pavydas
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Lithuanian:
pavyduliavimas
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Macedonian:
љубомора
(ljubomora)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Magahi:
𑂅𑂩𑂹𑂎𑂰
(irkhā)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Malayalam:
അസൂയ
(asūya)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Malayalam:
കുശുമ്പ്
(kuśumpŭ)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Maltese:
għira
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Māori:
pūngaengae
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Middle English:
jalousie
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Norwegian Bokmål:
sjalusi
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Norwegian Nynorsk:
sjalusi
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Occitan:
gelosiá
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Old English:
andung
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Iranian Persian:
رَشْک
(rašk)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Polish:
zazdrość
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Portuguese:
ciúme
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Portuguese:
ciúmes
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Punjabi:
ਈਰਖਾ
(īrakhā)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Romanian:
gelozie
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Russian:
ре́вность
(révnostʹ)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Scottish Gaelic:
eud
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Serbo-Croatian:
за́вист
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Serbo-Croatian:
љубо̀мора
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Serbo-Croatian:
závist
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Serbo-Croatian:
ljubòmora
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Slovak:
žiarlivosť
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Slovene:
ljubosumje
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Lower Sorbian:
zawisć
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Spanish:
celo
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Spanish:
celos
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Spanish:
celotipia
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Spanish:
celera
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Spanish:
celambre
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Spanish:
achares
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Spanish:
celosía
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Swahili:
ghera
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Swedish:
svartsjuka
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Sylheti:
ꠎꠟꠣ
(zola)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Tagalog:
selos
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Tajik:
рашк
(rašk)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Tamil:
பொறாமை
(poṟāmai)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Tamil:
அழுக்காறு
(aḻukkāṟu)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Tarifit:
tismin
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Telugu:
అసూయ
(asūya)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Telugu:
ఈర్ష్య
(īrṣya)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Tulu:
ಅಸೂಯ
(asūya)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Turkish:
kıskançlık
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Ukrainian:
ре́внощі
(révnošči)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Ukrainian:
ре́вність
(révnistʹ)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Ukrainian:
за́здрість
(zázdristʹ)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Urdu:
حَسَد
(hasad)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Urdu:
اِیرْشا
(īrśā)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Urdu:
جَلَن
(jalan)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Urdu:
اِیرْکھا
(īrkhā)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Urdu:
رَشْک
(raśk)
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Uzbek:
rashk
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Vietnamese:
ghen
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Vietnamese:
lòng ghen tị
— jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
Albanian:
xhelozi
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Albanian:
zili
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Arabic:
حَسَد
(ḥasad)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Arabic:
حسد
(ḥasad)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Armenian:
նախանձ
(naxanj)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Belarusian:
за́йздрасць
(zájzdrascʹ)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Belarusian:
за́йздрасьць
(zájzdrasʹcʹ)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Belarusian:
за́вісць
(záviscʹ)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Belarusian:
за́вісьць
(závisʹcʹ)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Bulgarian:
за́вист
(závist)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Burmese:
ဝန်တိုမိစ္ဆာ
(wantuimichca)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Catalan:
gels
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Chinese Mandarin:
妒嫉
(dùjí)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Ngazidja Comorian:
wivivu
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Czech:
závist
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Danish:
misundelighed
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Danish:
misundelse
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Dutch:
nijd
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Dutch:
afgunst
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Finnish:
kateus
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
French:
jalousie
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
French:
envie
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
French:
convoitise
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Galician:
goña
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Galician:
acexo
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Galician:
livor
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Georgian:
შურიანობა
(šurianoba)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Georgian:
შური
(šuri)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
German:
Missgunst
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
German:
Neid
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Greek:
ζήλια
(zília)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Ancient Greek:
φθόνος
(phthónos)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Hebrew:
קִנְאָה
(kin'á)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Italian:
invidia
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Japanese:
ねたみ
(netami)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Khmer:
ប្រចណ្ឌ
(prɑɑcan)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Khmer:
ឥច្ឆា
(ʼəcchaa)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Khmer:
ឥស្សា
(ʼihsaa)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Korean:
부러움
(bureoum)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Latin:
invidia
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Latin:
zelus
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Macedonian:
завист
(zavist)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Magahi:
𑂙𑂰𑂯
(ḍāh)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Malayalam:
അസൂയ
(asūya)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Norwegian Bokmål:
misunnelse
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Church Slavic:
зависть
(zavistĭ)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Old English:
andung
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Iranian Persian:
حَسادَت
(hasâdat)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Iranian Persian:
حَسَد
(hasad)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Polish:
zawiść
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Polish:
zazdrość
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Portuguese:
inveja
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Romanian:
invidie
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Russian:
за́висть
(závistʹ)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Scottish Gaelic:
eud
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Serbo-Croatian:
за́вист
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Serbo-Croatian:
љубо̀мора
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Serbo-Croatian:
ја̑л
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Serbo-Croatian:
závist
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Serbo-Croatian:
ljubòmora
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Serbo-Croatian:
jȃl
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Silesian:
zŏwiść
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Slovak:
závisť
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Slovene:
zavist
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Spanish:
envidia
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Swedish:
avund
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Swedish:
avundsjuka
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Tajik:
ҳасад
(hasad)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Tajik:
рашк
(rašk)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Tajik:
ҳасодат
(hasodat)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Tamil:
பொறாமை
(poṟāmai)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Tamil:
எரிச்சல்
(ericcal)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Tamil:
வயிற்றெரிச்சல்
(vayiṟṟericcal)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Tulu:
ಅಸೂಯ
(asūya)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Ukrainian:
за́здрощі
(zázdrošči)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Ukrainian:
за́здрість
(zázdristʹ)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
Ukrainian:
за́висть
(závystʹ)
— a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
