envious (ˈenviəs)
adjective · Intermediate · Emotions & Feelings
🔊 ˈenviəs
Meaning
Meaning: feeling envy
Wanting something that someone else has.
Examples
🗣 She was envious of her sister’s new bike.
Etymology
From Latin ‘invidiosus’, from ‘invidia’ meaning ‘envy’.
How & Where It’s Used
Describes resentful desire for others’ possessions.
Tags: emotion, negative