envy

English

/ˈɛnvi/

noun
Definitions
  • Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions).
  • An object of envious notice or feeling.
  • (obsolete) Hatred, enmity, ill-feeling.
  • (obsolete) Emulation; rivalry.
  • (obsolete) Public odium; ill repute.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English envie derived from Old French envie derived from Latin invidia (envy) root from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (see, know, behold, perceive, find, view, look at).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*weyd-

Gloss

see, know, behold, perceive, find, view, look at

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

知

Emoji
🙈 🪚

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