English-Thai Dictionary
envy
N ความอิจฉา ความริษยา covetousness jealousy kwam-aid-char
envy
VT ริษยา อิจฉา covet ris-sa-ya
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ENVY
v.t.[L. invideo, in and video, to see against, that is, to look with enmity. ] 1. To feel uneasiness, mortification or discontent, at the sight of superior excellence, reputation or happiness enjoyed by another; to repine at another's prosperity; to fret or grieve one's self at the real or supposed superiority of another, and to hate him on that account.
Envy not thou the oppressor. Proverbs 3:31.
Whoever envies another, confesses his superiority.
2. To grudge; to withhold maliciously.
To envy at, used by authors formerly, is now obsolete.
Who would envy at the prosperity of the wicked?
ENVY
n.Pain, uneasiness, mortification or discontent excited by the sight of another's superiority or success, accompanied with some degree of hatred or malignity, and often or usually with a desire or an effort to depreciate the person, and with pleasure in seeing him depressed. Envy springs from pride, ambition or love, mortified that another has obtained what one has a strong desire to possess. Envy and admiration are the Scylla and Charybdis of authors.
All human virtue, to its latest breath,
Finds envy never conquered, but by death.
Emulation differs from envy, in not being accompanied with hatred and a desire to depress a more fortunate person.
Envy, to which th' ignoble mind's a slave,
Is emulation in the learn'd or brave.
It is followed by of or to. They did this in envy of Caesar, or in envy to his genius. The former seems to be preferable.
1. Rivalry; competition. [Little used. ]
2. Malice; malignity.
You turn the good we offer into envy.
3. Public odium; ill repute; invidiousness.
To discharge the king of the envy of that opinion.
ENVYING
ppr. Feeling uneasiness at the superior condition and happiness of another.
ENVYING
n.Mortification experienced at the supposed prosperity and happiness of another. 1. Ill will at others, on account of some supposed superiority. Galatians 5:21.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ENVY
En "vy, n.; pl. Envies. Etym: [F. envie, L. invidia envious; akin to invidere to look askance at, to look with enmity; in against + videre to see. See Vision. ]
1. Malice; ill will; spite. [Obs. ] If he evade us there, Enforce him with his envy to the people. Shak.
2. Chagrin, mortification, discontent, or uneasiness at the sight of another's excellence or good fortune, accompanied with some degree of hatred and a desire to possess equal advantages; malicious grudging; -- usually followed by of; as, they did this in envy of Cæsar.Envy is a repining at the prosperity or good of another, or anger and displeasure at any good of another which we want, or any advantage another hath above us. Ray. No bliss Enjoyed by us excites his envy more. Milton. Envy, to which the ignoble mind's a slave, Is emulation in the learned or brave. Pope.
3. Emulation; rivalry. [Obs. ] Such as cleanliness and decency Prompt to a virtuous envy. Ford.
4. Public odium; ill repute. [Obs. ] To lay the envy of the war upon Cicero. B. Jonson.
5. An object of envious notice or feeling. This constitution in former days used to be the envy of the world. Macaulay.
ENVY
En "vy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Envied; p. pr. & vb. n. Envying. ] Etym: [F. envier. ]
1. To feel envy at or towards; to be envious of; to have a feeling of uneasiness or mortification in regard to (any one ), arising from the sight of another's excellence or good fortune and a longing to possess it. A woman does not envy a man for his fighting courage, nor a man a woman for her beauty. Collier. Whoever envies another confesses his superiority. Rambler.
2. To feel envy on account of; to have a feeling of grief or repining, with a longing to possess (some excellence or good fortune of another, or an equal good fortune, etc. ); to look with grudging upon; to begrudge. I have seen thee fight, When I have envied thy behavior. Shak. Jeffrey. .. had actually envied his friends their cool mountain breezes. Froude.
3. To long after; to desire strongly; to covet. Or climb his knee the envied kiss to share. T. Gray.
4. To do harm to; to injure; to disparage. [Obs. ] If I make a lie To gain your love and envy my best mistress, Put me against a wall. J. Fletcher.
5. To hate. [Obs. ] Marlowe.
6. To emulate. [Obs. ] Spenser.
ENVY
ENVY En "vy, v. i.
1. To be filled with envious feelings; to regard anything with grudging and longing eyes; -- used especially with at. Who would envy at the prosperity of the wicked Jer. Taylor.
2. To show malice or ill will; to rail. [Obs. ] "He has. .. envied against the people. " Shak.
ENVYNED
En *vyned ", a. Etym: [OF. enviner to store with wine; pref. en- (L.in ) + vin wine. See Vine. ]
Defn: Stored or furnished with wine. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
New American Oxford Dictionary
envy
en vy |ˈenvē ˈɛnvi | ▶noun ( pl. envies ) a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck: she felt a twinge of envy for the people on board. • (the envy of ) a person or thing that inspires such a feeling: their national health service is the envy of many in Europe. ▶verb ( envies, envying, envied ) [ with obj. ] desire to have a quality, possession, or other desirable attribute belonging to (someone else ): he envied people who did not have to work on weekends | [ with two objs. ] : I envy Jane her happiness. • desire for oneself (something possessed or enjoyed by another ): a lifestyle that most of us would envy. DERIVATIVES en vi er |ˈenvēər |noun ORIGIN Middle English (also in the sense ‘hostility, enmity ’): from Old French envie (noun ), envier (verb ), from Latin invidia, from invidere ‘regard maliciously, grudge, ’ from in- ‘into ’ + videre ‘to see. ’
Oxford Dictionary
envy
envy |ˈɛnvi | ▶noun ( pl. envies ) [ mass noun ] a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck: she felt a twinge of envy for the people on board. • (the envy of ) a person or thing that inspires envy: France has a film industry that is the envy of Europe. ▶verb ( envies, envying, envied ) [ with obj. ] desire to have a quality, possession, or other desirable thing belonging to (someone else ): he envied people who did not have to work at the weekends | [ with two objs ] : I envy Jane her happiness. • desire for oneself (something belonging to another ): a lifestyle which most of us would envy. DERIVATIVES envier noun ORIGIN Middle English (also in the sense ‘hostility, enmity ’): from Old French envie (noun ), envier (verb ), from Latin invidia, from invidere ‘regard maliciously, grudge ’, from in- ‘into ’ + videre ‘to see ’.
American Oxford Thesaurus
envy
envy noun 1 a pang of envy: jealousy, covetousness; resentment, bitterness, discontent; the green-eyed monster. 2 the firm is the envy of Europe: finest, best, pride, top, cream, jewel, flower, leading light, the crème de la crème. ▶verb 1 I admired and envied her: be envious of, be jealous of; begrudge, be resentful of. 2 we envied her lifestyle: covet, desire, aspire to, wish for, want, long for, yearn for, hanker after, crave.
Oxford Thesaurus
envy
envy noun 1 Carla felt a sharp pang of envy: jealousy, enviousness, covetousness, desire; resentment, resentfulness, bitterness, discontent, spite; the green-eyed monster. ANTONYMS generosity. 2 France has a film industry that is the envy of Europe: object /source of envy; best, finest, pride, top, cream, pick, choice, elite, prize, jewel, jewel in the crown, flower, paragon, leading light, glory, the crème de la crème. ANTONYMS shame; dregs. ▶verb 1 I admired and envied her: be envious of, be jealous of; begrudge, grudge, be resentful of. ANTONYMS be glad for. 2 most girls would have envied her lifestyle: covet, be covetous of; desire, aspire to, wish for, want, long for, yearn for, hanker after /for, be consumed with desire for, crave, have one's heart set on; informal have the hots for.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
envy
en vy /énvi /〖語源は 「悪意を持って見る 」〗名詞 U 1 【他人の所有物 能力などに対する 】うらやましさ , ねたみ , 嫉妬 （しつと ） «of , at , for » (→jealousy )▸ feel envy of her beauty 彼女の美しさをうらやましく思う 2 〖the ～〗羨望 （せんぼう ）の的 ▸ Japanese economic growth was once the envy of Europe .かつて日本の経済成長はヨーロッパの羨望の的であった 動詞 envies /-z /; envied /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 〈人が 〉〈人 物 能力など 〉をうらやましく思う , ねたむ ; 〖～ A (for ) B 〗A 〈人 〉のB 〈物 能力など 〉をうらやましく思う (!Bは 名詞 動名 ; →jealous 1 ) ▸ I envy you (for ) your cleverness .あなたの賢さがうらやましい ▸ I don't envy him that job .｟話 ｠彼のあんな仕事じゃなくて良かったよ (!「全然うらやましくない 」ことを示す )
The Wordsmith Dictionary