what does envy mean?
ENVY as NOUN
- Meaning
- spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)
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Hypernyms(s) envy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something possessed by another
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Hypernyms(s) envy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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ENVY as VERB
- Meaning
- be envious of
- set one’’s heart on
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Hypernyms(s) envy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- feel envious towards
- admire enviously
Hypernyms(s) envy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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