envious.

Wanting an advantage, quality, or possession that someone else has.

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Words that belong together

• envious glance
• envious of success

On the page

He was envious of her freedom, not her income.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Comparative more envious; superlative most envious when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, behavior. Commonness: moderately common.